Like so many others I am getting an elvish tattoo. I have trieds esearching the best I could, but you can never research enough. Im staying in Budapest for a...
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sindre_19_92
Jan 2, 2013 2:16 pm
I proceeded with a request some minutes ago, and after some intense mind searching, I realize that it was so wrong, so I would like to tryu again with a more...
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expvlsion
Jan 2, 2013 2:16 pm
Hello everyone---I used to be a member of the group five or so years back (so long ago I can't even recall my handle at the time): I remember attempting to...
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expvlsion
Jan 2, 2013 2:16 pm
... One could always try *amman, 'for what?' on the basis of Welsh paham, pa (h-) 'what' + am 'for'. I'm sure I've seen that in neo-Sindarin texts somewhere. ...
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Paul Strack
pfstrack
Jan 3, 2013 12:32 am
The problem is that "Come what may" is pretty idiosyncratic English, which makes it difficult to translate. Could you give us a better idea of the sentiment...
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rikkuras_del_mas_alla
rikkuras_del...
Jan 3, 2013 11:24 pm
Hi people, this time I'm going to tell a little story I've had. Some time ago I noticed striking similarities between the case endings found in the _Entu,...
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traversetravis
Jan 4, 2013 1:08 am
Yes, and what about modelling the Quenya on the Finnish words for "why": miksi mitä varten (http://translate.google.com/#en/fi/why) miksi "why" is an...
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traversetravis
Jan 4, 2013 1:09 am
I've started to translate the Seelenkalendar into Quenya here: https://sites.google.com/site/calendarsofthesoul/quenya There's a connection to the Inklings...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Jan 4, 2013 1:09 am
As for "come what may": Unless you mean "no matter what comes", but rather something along the lines of "I surrender to fate", my best suggestion in Neo-Quenya...
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elenyona
Jan 4, 2013 1:09 am
... Keeping in mind the obvious fact that English and Quenya are unrelated languages and one needs to look beyond the verbatim approach when translating, I...
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expvlsion
Jan 4, 2013 1:09 am
I *think* I heard something like this from Gandalf to Galadriel: Prestannen im ah iphant, dan ú i-Chíril Lórien Changed am I, and full of years; but not the...
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Maria Eichlseder
llwynniel@...
Jan 6, 2013 11:35 am
... The Fellowship of the Ring movie soundtrack actually draws on this dialogue for the Quenya lyrics of "Lament for Gandalf". Galadriel's 'That what should be...
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TF
percival64
Jan 6, 2013 11:36 am
Or: _na tule *aiqua_ or: _nauva ya nauva_ TF ________________________________ From: elenyona <sp12@...> To: elfling@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
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Paul Strack
pfstrack
Jan 6, 2013 11:36 am
I am not sure if I understand your spreadsheet. Are you assigning the _Entu, Ensi, Enta_ declensions to the various cases defined in the Qenya Declensions in...
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TF
percival64
Jan 6, 2013 11:37 am
Can't help it but this discussion instantly reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqwIifgs7KU ... Tamas http://middangeard.org.uk/aglardh/ ...
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rikkuras_del_mas_alla
rikkuras_del...
Jan 6, 2013 1:21 pm
Yes, that was what I intended. Sorry if I didn't explain myself too well, it was like 12 AM when I wrote the message and I was very tired....
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rikkuras_del_mas_alla
rikkuras_del...
Jan 6, 2013 1:47 pm
Ah, and thank you. :)...
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Andrew Higgins
asthiggins@...
Jan 9, 2013 2:24 pm
To All For those interested Elendilion The Polish Tolkien Society has posted online a good chunk of constructed language dialogue from the movie including some...
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aidadjikic
Jan 31, 2013 2:04 pm
Hello all, I've been a member a long time ago, mostly lurking and reading, but school and work caused me to drift away. The Hobbit movie renewed my interest in...
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david_giraudeau
Jan 31, 2013 11:55 pm
... In Quenya, you have (PE17:77) : _henta_ 'to eye, to examine (by looking), to read (books, letters)' _parmahentie_ '(book) reading' _henta_ to eye, to...
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John Doe
eruantalon
Feb 3, 2013 1:37 pm
I've been studying Sindarin for about six months now and with my knowledge, I wrote this poem: A Eru, mo le aen? Hí le hirathon, Aphadathon le nan ab 'wanath,...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Feb 6, 2013 5:00 am
Years ago, I wrote a little text (Silmesse = In Starlight) that was an attempt to produce a rhymed Quenya poem. Now Carvin Knowles has put music to it, and --...
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tyrhael_idhraen
Feb 9, 2013 5:06 pm
I've been away from the languages for a while, but here's what I can think of. Others may point out things I missed, or contest my suggestions: I'm curious...
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Miou
schottdeborah
Feb 13, 2013 1:10 am
Hello! I'm totally a novice concerning the language of Tolkien (and of course, I'm really sorry for my english, I'm french...) Is it possible to translate this...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Feb 15, 2013 8:01 pm
There was a question about the Sindarin word for "read". We don't seem to have an attested verb. The cognate of Quenya _henta-_ would be either *_henna-_,...
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Ertugrul iNANÇ
ertugrulinanc
Feb 15, 2013 8:01 pm
Rather for refreshing my learning than offering a valid translation, here's my try: nauvë mà quildë ar estel poldorelyë Eagerly expecting the knowledgeable...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Feb 16, 2013 6:55 pm
"In quietness and trust will be your strength." Assuming this is a plural "you", perhaps: _Quildesse ar estelde nauvar túrelda_. Or: _Mi quilde ar estel...
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Julian Bradfield
jcbradfield
Feb 17, 2013 4:19 pm
... Since the subject is singular (túrelda), this problem does not arise;-) -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with...
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Miou
schottdeborah
Feb 17, 2013 4:19 pm
Thank you very much ! The sentence "mi quilde ar estel samuvalde túrelda" seems to be the most just ? But that remains so much complicated......
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Damien
elendil_voronda
Feb 17, 2013 4:19 pm
Given the Biblical context, I guess we can safely assume the "you" is plural. However, I tend to think you're a bit too literal when you suggest that we should...
