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| ====== Elven languages ====== | ====== Elven languages ====== | ||
| - | Many Black Speech and Orcish words incorporate roots taken from languages of Elves. While Quenya and Sindarin are well-known some other tongues (specially older in external history) mentioned at this wiki may confuse a reader. This page will shortly overview them. | + | Many Black Speech and Orcish words incorporate roots taken from languages of Elves((and some quotes from Lhammas and PE17 suggest that vice versa was also rarely but true)). While Quenya and Sindarin are well-known some other tongues (specially older in external history) mentioned at this wiki may confuse a reader. This page will shortly overview them. |
| ^ Language ^ Description ^ Links ^ | ^ Language ^ Description ^ Links ^ | ||
| | Common Eldarin((or just Eldarin)) | Evolved from Primitive Elvish. Was the language of all elves of the West before their division | [[wp> | | Common Eldarin((or just Eldarin)) | Evolved from Primitive Elvish. Was the language of all elves of the West before their division | [[wp> | ||
| - | | Doriathrin | Language of Doriath, The Hidden Kingdom of Beleriand, in the First Age. Almost all examples are from early drafts and Etymology chapter of The Lost Road and Other Writings. In Silmarillion it's considered as archaic dialect of Old Sindarin | [[tg> | + | | Doriathrin | Language of Doriath, The Hidden Kingdom of Beleriand, in the First Age. Almost all examples are from early drafts and Etymology chapter of The Lost Road and Other Writings. In Silmarillion it's considered as archaic, conservative |
| | Gnomish | also Goldogrin. Invented by Tolkien for the first drafts back to 1917. Lexicon is published in Parma Eldalamberon 11 and in shorter form in appendices to The Book of Lost Tales. By 1930 evolved into Noldorin. |[[wp> | | Gnomish | also Goldogrin. Invented by Tolkien for the first drafts back to 1917. Lexicon is published in Parma Eldalamberon 11 and in shorter form in appendices to The Book of Lost Tales. By 1930 evolved into Noldorin. |[[wp> | ||
| | Ilkorin | in early drafts was the language of Teleri elves left in Beleriand, later replaced by Noldorin and then by Sindarin in external history. May remain as " | | Ilkorin | in early drafts was the language of Teleri elves left in Beleriand, later replaced by Noldorin and then by Sindarin in external history. May remain as " | ||
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