Quenya Classroom: Learning the Language of the Elves

I'd like to try. I'll figure out my Elvish name later.

 

If you get The Silmarillion, it has a lot of elvish in the back.

Like common roots and pronounciation and such.

 

I can see this is gonna take some hard work. I hate hard work. Anyone who says hard work never killed anyone never read books about how the pyramids were prabably built, or Speer's armaments industry.

Few things to keep me busy over the next coupla days. Then maybe I'll get started on this. To be frank, Christmas is probably not the ideal time to start learning another language. January's probably better.

Come to think of it though, throughout January all I can think about is the Playoffs. Maybe after the Superbowl, in February?

Oh, there's never an ideal time is there?

Just count me in now. I'll get around to it somehow.

Quenya on tape would be useful...

 

This looks like something to keep me busy at work...

You can call me Erumaro (it's as close as I could get)

 

Isnt that the truth. My Quenya name is Rine, with some accents somewhere, I'm looking to make my own up tho.

Rine

 

I thought they spoke Swahili in Kenya.

Okay...bad joke...

Erume, can you find my Elvish/Quenyan name??? Sil vous plait?

No tengo enough tiempo para take teh course. Je suis too much tarea. Merci por favor mi amiga buena!

 

Hey, this looks pretty neat - you can count me in, as soon as I'm done *grumble* final exams. Just call me Laire!

 

Awesome! Yeah, after finals it will be much better for most people I'm going ahead with the course, doing it about a lesson a day (I hope) though Tis fun, actually. I love languages

Roll Call
1. solojones- Erume
2. alybrylla- Ataralasse
3. jedi-mind-trick- Erunyauve Almare
4. mara-jade-skywalker- Melonriël
5. Tobey-Wan- Erumaro
6. Amidala-wannabe- Rine
7. Goldberry- Laire
8. Thraxwhirl- ?

JJ, closest thing to your name (like, the English version of yours ) is Calle pronounced "Cahl-leh", I believe

~Erume

 

Actually, I just realised that the name I made up is in Sindarin and also came from my middle name. Oh well... I like it anyways. I did the first few lessons on my own a while ago, but I think I'll go over them again.

 

My name in Quenya is Ohtacáno.

Incidently, does anyone know what the elvish word for 'Chosen' is?

 

No, I don't believe I know that word... would you like to be added to the "class list"?


Vowel Chart
(accents indicate long vowels)

á- father
a- Han Solo
é- air
e- end
í- machine
i- pit
ó- sore
o- box
ú- brutre
u- put

whew. lots of markups But that should be helpful for all of us


~Erume

 

I dont really have time to fully learn the language, and I certainly couldnt keep up with you dedicated people, but I have looked at some Quenya stuff before. I might stop in once in a while.

If any of you want the Tengwar font for Word lmk and ill find the site for you; I must say, its pretty sweet to type stuff with the runes.

~Eruisto

 

Blah don't call me Rine! lol, I make my own up as soon as I get done Final Exams Dum Dum DUm! Oi college sucks, good thing I'm takin a year off!

Rine, Ami, whatever

 

Lol ok just let me know when you get a new name

I'm done with lesson 2! Woohoo, it's good to actually know a few words now.

~Erume

 

On the subject of Tengwar, I have a program that will convert Quenya/Sindarin to the Tengwar characters. I also have a bunch of fonts.

 

I have an Elvish dictionary that Tolkien published. Has words, pronunciation, and meanings in it.

 

Oh really? I would really really like that! ... the tengwar thing. And what's the name of the dictionary?

talking

That's me saying "Erume... Anar ar Isil"

which is my name then "The Sun and the Moon"... I'm on lesson 3 now

-sj loves kevin spacey

 

solojones: I'm sure you might be able to find it at Barnes and Noble or Borders. If not there, it could be on Amazon, which I think is where I got mine.

 

i'm gonna concentrate un huttese and french at the moment but if you're interested...

http://www.dragons-inn.org/Ifreann/eng_elf.html

it's a decent english to elvish dictionary

 

I came up with a Sindarin name for myself a while back, when I was reading the Silmarillion. I think it was Ril'nar. It means 'brilliant fire'.

By the way, I found another site which has both Sindarin and Quenya stuff in it here. It's also got an Elvish dictionary that you can download.

 

Sign me up for this class, this looks like alot of fun

 

Sign me up.

My Quenya name is Erufailon Atanvarno.

 

Cool I'll add you guys soon. I didn't have time to do a lesson yesterday but I'm gonna do lesson 4 today... Has anyone else gotten very far?

-sj loves kevin spacey

 

I'm still reading the Intro, not had much time to really get into it yet