How about the attested _tampa_ 'stopper' (TAP-)? The other possibility is to combine _latta_ 'strap' (LATH-) with one of the nouns meaning 'mouth'. Tamas ...
Alla Illi, for anyone who's interested and has a Google account, I have created a Google Plus (or Kúkel + as it is known among the Elves of Aman:) community,...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Dec 13, 2012 3:00 am
I saw the new Hobbit movie last night (at midnight, having secured a free ticket as part of my compensation from the cinema for writing people's names in...
I'm no expert, but DOL gulDUR sounds more euphonius to my Australian English ears than DOL GULdur. On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Helge K. Fauskanger < ... ...
Hello Helke I also think that it is natural to accentuate the last syllable at the end of this frightening name. may be it is more emotional and dramatic in...
Perhaps because Tolkein based the dark tongues (incuding orcish) on the Semitic languages, including Hebrew. Hebrew has an accent on the final syllable in a...
Hello Helge, HKF> how the name has always sounded to my inner ear as well! I was almost HKF> disappointed with myself, for of course it should be "GULdur"...
... I think there are a number of reasons for English speakers. English is a largely trochaic language, and doesn't much like putting two, let alone three,...
If one accepts the premise that every Mannish country in Middle-earth might be evocative of a specific real-world culture of circa 900 to 1100 A.D., then what...
... The problem is that "guldur" is a Sindarin word, not Orkish or Mannish, and therefore, according to the LotR Appendix, it should be stressed in gUldur. I...
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Andrew Higgins
asthiggins@...
Dec 16, 2012 1:49 pm
Speaking of Orcish - was very impressed with the Orcish Language work in The Hobbit film. interested to hear how this was constructed and if there will be a...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Dec 17, 2012 1:37 pm
... like Helge, usually imagine this name to be "dol guldUr". Yeah, it's our nasty, shameful little secret ... as Tolkien-linguists we ought to know better ......
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Dec 17, 2012 1:37 pm
... in The Hobbit film. interested to hear how this was constructed and if there will be a transcript to study for it. Some words sounded Elvish to me (like...
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Andrew Higgins
asthiggins@...
Dec 18, 2012 3:27 am
Helge Thanks, I am going to see the The Hobbit (at least) two more times over the holiday break and will bring my Ipad and try to write down as much of the...
I know I'm usually quiet here, but don't many languages with strict accent syllable rules manage to still somehow allow deviating from that for the sake of...
Helge, HKF> As for Quenya, I believe Radagast said something about _envinyata HKF> cuilelya_ "renew your life" when he was reviving his poor hedgehog? Yes....
Hey guys, I'm a new member of this group (which I love reading!) and I would like your help with some verbal stuff in quenya. I'm working my way through the...
Hello, I can't answer your first question (hope Helge will, since I join you here, perfects are complicated). z> When I add the pronoun -n does it become...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Dec 28, 2012 12:13 am
Nicky asked about some perfect tenses. _Airita-_ "hallow". Forming the perfect tense from this one is indeed tricky. The "stem-vowel" must be _a_, but if we...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Dec 28, 2012 12:13 am
In accordance with the well-established tradition of Ardalambion Christmas Updates, I am proud to announce that the page for the grand(iose) Neo-Quenya New...
... Melenion answered your second question, so I will only address your first. As Melenion indicated, the perfect tense is complex. There simply isn't enough...
I cannot be much help with the actual verbs (having not gotten to that part of the course yet), but I can help with typing the -ë. Make sure NUM LOCK is on,...
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how complete this dictionary is, with Noldorin and Sindarin words that may have blended and were made Sindarinised, and...
Thanx for answering. As for the perfect tense, I've re-read the course material again and think I've found my answer there. I think the perfect tense of...
Helge What an incredibly awe inspiring work which I will study. look forward to your updates and the site is very helpful for the work I am currently doing. ...
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Andrew Higgins
asthiggins@...
Dec 28, 2012 10:46 pm
Saw The Hobbit again today in 48fps 3D IMAX on massive screen - was like adventuring in Middle Earth - when the Ring "fell" from Gollum it landed right in...
