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Post by Legolas on Mar 26, 2004 22:55:06 GMT -5
here are a few things you should know about elvish. - there are two forms; quenya (high-elven) and sindarin (normal elven, which is the most common)
- the grey company's elvish isn't the same as tolkien's. it's a form called "grelvish", and it isn't taught/known by me.
- the languages tolkien created are incomplete. a dictionary of all words in tolkien's languages would be about 1/50 the size of a normal dictionary. (i'm not sure. there's about 100,000 words in most dictionaries and tolkien has about 2000
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Post by Kitoky on Apr 9, 2004 9:29:58 GMT -5
Don't forget that the difference between Quenya and Sindarin is that Quenya words always end with a vowel.
And alot of people think that Sindarin originated from the Quenya which isn't initially true in the way that we don't originate from the apes...
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Post by Aislinn on Jun 26, 2004 2:32:19 GMT -5
Hey does anyone know know if legolas is still aroud?
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Post by Lomadia on Jul 5, 2004 16:56:16 GMT -5
Clarifying Kitoky's statement, the two languages are related, but neither originated from the other. They have common origins.
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Post by Lomadia on Jul 5, 2004 16:59:45 GMT -5
In response to Aislinn's question, Legolas left for the Undying Lands (probably with Gimli) after Aragorn's death in 120 of the Fourth Age.
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Post by Ilúvatar on Jul 17, 2004 11:55:27 GMT -5
Lomadia she's referring to the member - Legolas, who is Valar here. He's been having computer problems.  |
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Post by Manwë Súlimo on Jul 28, 2004 21:06:16 GMT -5
there are more than 2 elvish languages: Quenya, Sindarin, Telerin (when they were sundered from the rest of the Tareldar), Doriathrin (the Sindarin dialect of Luthien's home), and Avarin. move.to/ardalambion |
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Post by Elanor on Jul 28, 2004 22:08:18 GMT -5
hey you guys,
I have a keen interest in the Elvish language and would like to be able to write it a bit, but which of the ones you mentioned above would be considered today like a "common"language among avid learners?
elanor
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Post by Eru on Jul 29, 2004 9:41:45 GMT -5
We are currently in negogiations with someone who will be able to teach elvish on the forum while following Proboards Terms of Service. Stay tuned!  |
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Post by Lomadia on Aug 6, 2004 1:06:23 GMT -5
Lomadia she's referring to the member - Legolas, who is Valar here. Ah, gotcha.  Elanor- Sindarin was used more commonly among Elves at the time in which LotR is set. I believe that Quenya was considered a more archaic, elegant (but somewhat outdated) language, used on formal occasions. Quenya and Sindarin were meant to have come from a common root language, and their relationship is often compared to that between Latin and English. Elen sila lumenn omentielvo, Lomadia |
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Post by Haerodiel on Sept 4, 2004 17:19:14 GMT -5
Sindarin would definatly b more common among elves, but I hear Quenya is a lot easier 2 learn. That is what I am learing.
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Post by Manwë Súlimo on Oct 16, 2004 17:40:35 GMT -5
O yeah, theres also Silvan.
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