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Elves
Other names
Eldarin,1 Elf-speech, Elvish

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  • Updated 14 August 2007
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Elven-tongue

Any of the languages of the Elves

Primitive
Elvish
Eldarin
Tongues of
the Avari
Quenya
Telerin
Sindarin
Nandorin
Silvan
dialects

A term that strictly could be used of any of the Elvish languages, but in Middle-earth most commonly indicated Sindarin or, rather more rarely, Quenya.


Notes

1

Eldarin is an approximately equivalent term, although strictly it excludes the languages of the Avari, while the more general 'Elven-tongue' does not.

See also...

Dor Firn-i-Guinar, Forlindon, Úlairi

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  • Updates planned: 2

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Elven-tongue

Any of the languages of the Elves

Race
Elves
Other names
Eldarin,1 Elf-speech, Elvish

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 14 August 2007
  • Updates planned: 2

Elven-tongue

Any of the languages of the Elves

Primitive
Elvish
Eldarin
Tongues of
the Avari
Quenya
Telerin
Sindarin
Nandorin
Silvan
dialects

A term that strictly could be used of any of the Elvish languages, but in Middle-earth most commonly indicated Sindarin or, rather more rarely, Quenya.


Notes

1

Eldarin is an approximately equivalent term, although strictly it excludes the languages of the Avari, while the more general 'Elven-tongue' does not.

See also...

Dor Firn-i-Guinar, Forlindon, Úlairi

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 14 August 2007
  • Updates planned: 2

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001-2002, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
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