... already ... that ... a ... Nai convey a modal function and is not a 'tense' marker; e.g. 'nai' does not convey a tense (past or future) but an "opinion" of...
In WJ:383 is written about _Vanyar_ that it comes from adjectival derivative _*wanjaa_ from the stem *WAN. _Vanyar_ are „the Fairs", sg. is _vanya_ „fair"....
Hi, The whole sig is supposed to say:- "May the stars shine upon your faces." which is a quote from LotR, (Elrond at setting forth of the fellowship if you...
... But in Elvish, we have to distinguish among voiced, aspirated unvoiced, and un-aspirated unvoiced plosives. Is the distinction similar to that found in...
According to The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, the earliest form of the Cirth, or Runes invented by Daeron to represent Sindarin was -- unlike the tengwar and...
Andreas had argued that "Morimiire" would be a feminine name. I agreed on the evidence of such names as "Artamir" and so on. However, I recently stumbled over...
I've decided to take the plunge into learning about the Professor's languages, mostly the Elf-ish stuff. So, to start with questions regarding Elfoid (yes,...
[Me:] While the ending -lya is only attested with the ... pl., or even that it is properly pl., also used as a polite sg. [Boris Shapiro:] ... Mainly this: in...
If H. Fauskanger's interpretion of JRRT's notes on the sentence _Man cenuva lumbor ahosta_ "Who shall see the clouds gather" is correct, you add a _a-_ to a...
To whom it may concern, My name is Robert Isenberg and I am a student at the University of Pittsburgh. I am currently conducting research for a paper on what...
... Bilabial b? Ever heard of a non-bilabila b? I meant spirant. , so I think he'd felt obligated to ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/elfling Free...
... on ... usually ... "Kh" ... 'aspiration' ... any ... the ... "reconstructed ... As far as I know, "bh" only occures in _Sharbhund_. Until I see another ...
In "Essekenta Eldarinwa" (WJ, p. 392) Tolkien wrote : "At a later stage [of Primitive Quendia] the so-callaed *kalat- stems were extended from the disyllabic...
Hello, A few points I had not answered in Yesterday's message. ... Yes, /kh/ and /th/ are aspirated stops in Khuzdul (and therefore differ from the same...
I've been going over the many posts from a little ways back and the subject of "bund" in "bundushathu^r" vs. "bhund" in "sharbhund" from Khuzdul caught my...
... What do _antannar_ mean? Looks like a noun in allative plural, but it seems to have to be a verb in singular in the context. Andreas ... eGroup home:...
Someone on this list (sorry guy I erased your message...) complained that it was difficult to understand the learning process of the Elvish Tongues as seen on...
Dear members of the Elfling mailing list, my project, Parma Yaaro, has moved to a new site due to problems of connections coming from abroad. The new address...
Hi, I'm not really concerning myself with the many tongues of Arda, but I've got a few questions: I know of a metal band (music, if you would call it that)...
Supposedly, one of the first things the elves ever said was "ele!" upon seeing the stars. According to Dante (mediaeval italian thinker and author), the first...
... this. ... much ... be ... Ain't it more likely that _Sharbhund_ is a compound of two words with the radicals Sh-R-B and H-N-D respectively? Of course, most...
Ok I have been trying to sift my way through the stuff on the Ardalambion web page, but I feel over whelmed by everything that is there. I'm wondering if...
Hi, I'm in the process of designing/writing a version of LINUX that can understand Quenya and is based around the Tengwar.. I have ordered a copy of 'The Lost...
Hello all, I'm a very beginner to this mailing list, and my first question might be a question that has been brought up before. If I can't find a specific...
Everybody who has studied some Elvish has noticed, that there are words in Elvish, to which there seem to be correspondences in 'real-world' languages. Besides...
Greetings, all. I'm planning to relax Rule 3 (the rule on how-do-you-say-X-in-Elvish requests), and I wanted to tell everyone about it, so that you would all...
[Lisa Star wrote:] ... Thanks, altho it happens to be bààbá in proper Melarokkiondolambe ;) ... [I (bpj) wrote:] ... [Geoffrey Chaucer wrote:)] ... I really...
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 14:52:29 -0000, you wrote: Where is a good place,either a site or book, that one can use to learn the grammar and syntax of Quenya or...
Some time ago, someone suggested that information about the evolution of Sindarin should be put on my page. Now I have at least added detailed discussions to...
