Aiya! I'm curious about a tendency in some languagues (including Eldarin ones): that's the transition of "B" to "V". There's a lot of examples (not only in...
... A set of changes in which a velar is lenited more than an alveolar or bilabial is common in real world languages. Accompanying and interacting with the ...
Aiya!! Can anyone give me an address for 'The Lidless Eye' image archive, because I can't find it, or the link I followed to it. Also does anyone know how to...
... This is a thing I've wondered about. "d" and "b" is changed one step; d>l or ... (ghaash)). Is there any "reason" for this, apart from JRRT's apparent ...
Is there a verb 'lilta-' in mature Quenya meaning 'dance' ? If so, where would the stress fall on the present participle, 'liltala' ? T.C. ... eGroup home:...
I can assure all that the sound represented by "f" in Gaeilge (Irish) is not pronounced [v] by any native speakers of the language that I've encountered. ... ...
My name is Justin Saunders, and I've just joined the list. I've been interested in Tolkien's work since I was a wee lad. Recently I've just re-read The...
Hello everybody. I have a question, but it has hardly something to do with Quenya. I know that, but I don’t know where I could find so great number of people...
... Sorry for bothering all of you again with this matter, but last sentence is really a puzzle. Re-reading stress rules in Appendix E (English edition --...
... Of course, Irish "F" is pronunced [v]. ... This do not only occure for B and V. T has a tendency to become "th" (as in thing) or "s". K has a tendency to...
Thanks for answers I've received, but I'm little bit confused. So how can I finally render "Cindy" to Quenya? And what does it mean? I've thought of _Tilien_,...
Your friendly but occasionally obtuse moderator here, admitting a screwup... eGroups apparently doesn't like it when I approve messages both by email and by...
If you've noticed that the "links" function on the website isn't working, you're not alone. I reported the problem, and eGroups tells me they are working on...
Hi, I don't know if this was already discussed before, but what is the quenya verb for 'to stride'? Actually, I'm thinking about the word 'Telcontar' which is...
Hello all, this is Derek Ferguson. About two weeks ago, one Michael Dawson quoted a hitherto unknown Elvish (obviously Quenya) sentence in a posting to the...
_Vinyar Tengwar_ 40 has been published. This 36-page issue features a facsimile reproduction of the manuscript of Tolkien's earliest Elvish verse composition,...
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I was looking through my Qyenya wordlist, late last night and I came accross something odd.. I found an adjective 'Saura', which is said to mean...
Two questions: 1. Do any of you have a True Type font for the IPA? 2. Do you know any website or other source were info on Tolkienian phonology in IPA can be...
tu'Ij (I thought: let's open with another constructed language...) (It's Klingon, and it says "you(plural) listen to me") I'm wondering: What should I read...
I am very much the novice, but one area I have a little practice in is names. I would suggest Anneruo from Anna eruo. My thanks to Helge's Ardalambion (Nai i...
I'm little puzzled by the word _Maia_. It seems to be the only Q word I can find with an _-aia_. Earlier _aia_/_aja_ became _ea_ in words like _ear_ from...
The construction seen in "man cenuva lumbor a-hosta" (as well as in "man cenuva menel a-cuuna") is currently known as Accusativus cum Infinitivo (accusative...
... voiced ... Eh? Isn't Zorro Spanish? If it is, the "z" should be like th in thing (european pronunciation) or simple [s] (american pronuciation). Andreas ...
Greetings all! There are some issues I'm currently working at. Quite interesting, I dare to say. Surely, questions appear in the process. Anyone to help me ? ...
Apologies for the interruption, but I think it's important to let everyone know when I suffer an acute change in thinking about moderation... I have been...
To Everyone, I can not believe how much I have learned this past week since I signed up, that I feel compelled to resort to the rudeness of interupting this...
