Hi, I need some help. We´ve been making a pronunciation list for some of Tolkien´s names, etc., for Spanish speakers, and there are a number of words whose...
This may seem like a no-brainer question, but I'm not as aware in the phonological shifts with vowels as with consonants. If I were to try and say something...
A few questions: Is it possible (allowed, at least rarely) to use dots instead of spaces between words? I know that dots are supposed to mark a stop in ...
I have read the Quenya course description of ó, and I'm finding it difficult to figure out how to pronounce it. In the course, it said ó sounds like "o" in...
Hello, I am new here and thought I should introduce myself a little bit. I've been meaning to have a go at learning either Sindarin or Quenya for some time,...
... In case "Rinji HalfElf" knows a little German, I believe that the long o-sounds in _Kohle, Fohlen, etc_ are probably as close to Quenya _ó_ as it gets. :)...
Well, I'm back! After a long hiatus, I feel able to tackle my translation project once more. My original post is somewhere in the bowels of the archives. To...
I saw this word on a website while I was studying plurals.. "tyellë", the author said that it was irregular and comes out as. "tyeller" and that meaning of...
... grid (perhaps _natsë_, _raimë_ but I intend something solid, like in metal...) _Tinconatse_? :) ... If we start from Sindarin _dangweth_, the Q cognate...
I've added a new appendix to my Quenya course (and revised some of the other appendices just a little). The new section, titled "Words We Don't Quite Know How...
I've done an attempt for translating the ring-inscription into Quenya, please give me your comments on it. Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg...
Hi, I have been searching for a record that says that the construction <somone+something> (just one word) equals <something of some> (in seperate words) is...
Aiya! I'm new to these lists, so let me introduce myself. My [nick]name is Yitzik, I'm a linguist, an interpreter and a conlanger from Ukraine (a republic in ...
I posted a drinking song not too long ago, in just its text format. However, Kris Kowal with his magical touch has improved on it, transliterated it to tengwar...
I thought that there was a rule in Quenya that worked if a word of at least 4 syllables contained at least 3 short syllables in the end: in that case, or so I...
I've been wondering if the listed word _miquilis_ (MC:215 qenya). _miquilis_ is a qenya word, so is there anyone who can interpolate it to quenya in LOTR...
I am a Jew, and it makes me feel uncomfortable to have Christian terminology and interpretation floating around in what I thought was a poem that you had ...
... First name should also ring bells if you are acquainted with Bosnians of the muslim persuasion. My father is Bosnian, but my mother is Dutch. So, you being...
Greetings, I am Brandon, and I am writing from the Southern region of the United States of America. I am a third-year language major at university here, and I...
... available corpus. Some people reconstruct "where" as *massë. I have not yet found any reference to "there". We have the word "here" (="in this place") -...
I'm looking for a word for 'hawk'. The Quenya Wordlist has _fion_ as a possibility. ... quote: ?HAWK fion (pl fioni, fiondi) (Tolkien's gloss was "not...
Hi all, I'm having trouble trying to figure out the mutation process in a phrase I've translated and I was hoping you could help me with it. The phrase is...
Salut, Je fais un travail sur Númenor et je dois traduire : "Les aigles des Seigneurs de l'Ouest, ils arrivent" en Quenya et en Sindarin. Je connais un peu le...
Goodday all, I had this lying around from about a year ago. Many of you will consider it heresy, no doubt, I'm a little fumbly about it myself, but I was...
Goodday all, I noticed that in december there was a rapid exchange of Namárië readings and calls for comments. Would it not be a good idea that we all make a...
Goodday all, I noticed that in december there was a rapid exchange of Namárië readings and calls for comments. Would it not be a good idea that we all make a...
Hello. This is my first post here but I use to read (almost) all that you write. After looking at the new vocabulary from VT47 I was interested in the ...
Saturday January 28 was in fact my birthday, so in the Hobbit spirit of giving gifts on our birthdays, I have a 'birthday present' of sorts for all of you...
Hey guys, A friend of mine asked me to help her out with a Quenya name, but the problem is I haven't really done anything with Quenya in about three and a half...
A little Un-Tolkienish since Tolkien Himself has carefully avoided religious connotations in the Books and Movies. Granted he has translated existing prayers ...
