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Quenya ( pronounced [ˈkʷwɛɲja]) [T 1] is a constructed language, one of those devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for the Elves in his Middle-earth fiction. Tolkien began devising the language around 1910, and restructured its grammar several times until it reached its final state.
- c. 1910–1973
- The fictional world of Middle-earth
Quenya is a constructed language devised by J. R. R. Tolkien, and used in his fictional universe, Middle-earth. Here is presented a resume of the grammatical rules of late Quenya as established from Tolkien's writings c. 1951–1973. It is almost impossible to extrapolate the morphological rules of the Quenya tongue from published data because ...
- auta-, av-, va- (< wa-)
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Jan 28, 2024 · Quenya (Q, pron. [ˈkʷwɛɲa]) [1] was one of the languages spoken by the Elves. It was the tongue that developed among those non- Telerin Elves who reached Aman (the High Elves) from an earlier language called Common Eldarin. Quenya was typically written with the Tengwar of Fëanor. An older script, Rúmil 's Sarati, was used also.
Quenya. Quenya is a language invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and used in his books, including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . Quenya is also known as Qenya or High-Elven, and its grammar is similar to Finnish, with some similarities to Greek and Latin. The phonology is based on Finnish, with lesser influences from Latin, Italian and Spanish.
Tolkien's hobby: glossopoeia. Tolkien was a professional philologist of ancient Germanic languages, specialising in Old English. Glossopoeia, the construction of languages, was Tolkien's hobby for most of his life. [1] [2] At a little over 13, he helped construct a sound substitution cypher known as Nevbosh, [T 1] 'new nonsense', which grew to ...
A project to create a wiki-style dictionary for Quenya-English translation. Since I'm relatively new both in wiki editing and in writing Quenya, expect a lot of errors. But you're free to contribute and correct this dictionary to improve it and ease the learning on new Quenya students.
Jan 22, 2024 · From Noldorin Quenya Quenya, ultimately derived from the Primitive Quendian root * kwene ("person"), being the name for the language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien as the language spoken by the Elves in his books.
