... For beginners, I recommend Helge Fauskanger's _Ardalambion_ (http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/). If wou want to learn to write in Tengwar (the Elvish script)...
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aelindis
Mar 2, 2007 1:27 pm
... And finally, if you ... I would strongly advise against using the "Sindarin Name List" provided on the above-quoted website. More often than not, the...
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rikkuras_del_mas_alla
rikkuras_del...
Mar 2, 2007 8:32 pm
... Ohh, I didn't look thoroughly at it, and I'm not an expert on Sindarin... Cheers! Olga...
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Navaer Lalaith
elvenswordsmith
Mar 4, 2007 2:01 am
... Wow. Hey, how about some more help on that, while we're at it? I'd love any help you could give me. How about the phrasebooks? dreamingfifi...
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aelindis
Mar 4, 2007 11:54 am
... Your phrasebooks give the impression that they are intended only for use in fan-fiction or role-playing. As for me, I would certainly apply another...
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Navaer Lalaith
elvenswordsmith
Mar 4, 2007 7:09 pm
... You're absolutely correct. In turn, the name lists are only for fanfiction and roleplaying. I wouldn't use them to translate my own name, by any means....
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shanearda
Mar 4, 2007 8:59 pm
Hi Olga, sorry for the late response - I don't have regular access to internet now. ... and inspiring! In fact, I have started a RPG whose storyline has...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Mar 7, 2007 11:51 am
(11) _Havo dad, Legolas._ 'Sit down, Legolas' This is a good example to illustrate the bias of one's own language in translating. In German, there are two...
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Atwe
percival64
Mar 7, 2007 3:10 pm
Dear Thorsten, regarding the transitiveness of _ista-_ I would like to note that although indeed in the Etymologies the verb is marked as intransitive, however...
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S P
elenyona
Mar 7, 2007 3:56 pm
... Note of interest: in both Finnish and Welsh the cognate of "down" tends to get included in this request. Elhath ...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Mar 7, 2007 5:26 pm
... Occurrances of _ista-_ in published material include: Goldogrin _ista-_ 'know, am aware, perceive, feel' pa.t. _aisi_ (PE12:52) with the examples _en...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Mar 8, 2007 9:36 am
... Should read "...of _isto_ as *INtransitive* even..." of course. Sorry for the confusion. * Thorsten...
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legendary_erick
Mar 8, 2007 1:16 pm
I'm writing a text in Quenya which will be kind of an introduction to a history, and I wanted to know your opinions, if there is some error or words that I...
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mang255
Mar 9, 2007 9:33 am
Hi everyone--I'm trying to work on translating my next tattoo, and I was wondering if anyone could double check to make sure I have the words I think I have!? ...
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Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Mar 9, 2007 12:47 pm
... Regarding _i 'ruith_ Gwaith gives _*gruith_ 'wrath' < G-RUK- 'terror' (WJ:415). There in Q&E we have _gruitha-_ 'terrify' attested. But wouldn't _*gruith_...
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Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Mar 9, 2007 1:32 pm
... You should know that _?thenid_ is a misreading of _thand_ before you get your tattoo. M. Dinse...
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Evenstar
evenstar62
Mar 12, 2007 6:57 pm
Hi everybody!
I saw that many of you are writing or composing or translating texts into Quenya.
In order to propose always some new items on our website,...
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Richard Derdzinski
galadhorn
Mar 13, 2007 10:21 am
... Dear Evenstar! Hi! You'll find a lot of them at Elendili.pl, especially here ("Sindarin" and "Quenya" is of course for "Neo-Sindarin" and "Neo-Quenya"): ...
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evenstar62
Mar 13, 2007 12:17 pm
Thanks very much! That's so nice of you...as usual ;-) I'll study them with great interest. Best regards Evenstar ... Eldaron ... our...
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Lakis Lalakis
elfiness
Mar 13, 2007 6:11 pm
Actually they are, if you haven't noticed. I know very well they are...
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realis75
Mar 13, 2007 9:05 pm
Hi everyone! I've been trying to translate a simple phrase into Quenya for some time now, but it proved not-so-simple after all. The phrase is "All to learn,...
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rikkuras_del_mas_alla
rikkuras_del...
Mar 13, 2007 9:18 pm
... with an ... text ... Hi! I've seen Richard Derdzinski's reply with the links of Elendili, and it's a good idea, so I will post some links too (but I don't...
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LukᚠNovák
lukas.novak@...
Mar 13, 2007 9:43 pm
... If you mean "all (should be done in order) to know, etc..", then what you need is gerund in dative, which translates as "in order to" + infinitive. It is ...
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S P
elenyona
Mar 14, 2007 9:01 am
I would personally use _ilqua_ when "all" is alone like that and is not defining another word. Cf. the entries and quotes in Helge's Q-English wordlist. Elhath...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Mar 14, 2007 9:07 am
Hi, ... Katharina and myself just a few days ago finished a new story: "Quenta Maewen Sorondoyëo" http://www.phy.duke.edu/~trenk/elvish/maewen_sorondoye.pdf ...
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Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Mar 14, 2007 10:29 am
... Just look into the Quenya section on Aglardh: http://middangeard.org.uk/aglardh/?q=forum/2 There is lots of poetry in various styles from various authors. ...
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Atwe
percival64
Mar 14, 2007 10:51 am
Hi there, a few suggestions to your translations below Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss Eldarin languages - http://aglardh.middangeard.org.uk Tolkien Wiktionary -...
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realis75
Mar 14, 2007 12:20 pm
... Thanks for the suggestion. In truth, this should be like a motto on a coat-of-arms, so it should be more of an exhortation. What I have in mind is...
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Lukáš Novák
lukas.novak@...
Mar 14, 2007 2:05 pm
In that case the infinitve can stay; I would perhaps consider putting the "ilya"/"ilqua"/"ilye" after the verb, as it is its object. Perhaps if you made it ...
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aelindis
Mar 14, 2007 2:16 pm
... By writing that I had received the said impression I meant that I had *noticed* that very fact. :) Regards, Erna...
