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Welcome to Aglardh

By Atwe on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 14:16

Welcome to Aglardh, the website where you can discuss the languages created by JRR Tolkien.

If you are new to the website, please head to the About Us page, to find out what this community is about. If you are a member and need help in posting and formatting, please read through the Help page.

I wish you a happy stay on Aglardh!

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Lalaquenta

By Atwe on Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:55
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Just an attempt to translate a simple joke into NeoQuenya.
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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 63)

By Paul Strack on Sat, 02/16/2019 - 18:21
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Sindarin

S. [ŋ] vanished with compensatory lengthening; [Vŋ{nw}] > [V̄{nw}]

Tolkien mentioned that the nasal velar [ŋ] vanished in Sindarin with compensatory vowel lengthening on at least two occasions, both in conjunction with the etymology of S. têw or tîw “letter”:

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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 62)

By Paul Strack on Sat, 02/16/2019 - 18:17
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Sindarin

S. [nm], [ŋm] became [nw], [ŋw]; [{nŋ}m] > [{nŋ}w]

There is evidence that in both Sindarin and Noldorin, the labial nasal [m] became [w] after another nasal, [n] or [ŋ]. This sound change is mentioned in some notes from the late 1960s on the phonetic developments of combinations of nasals:

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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 55) [UPDATE]

By Paul Strack on Sat, 02/16/2019 - 18:12
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Sindarin

NOTE: Edited to reflect timing issues, on whether this change took place before or after i-affection, and the implications on plural forms.


S. [x], [ɸ] vocalized between a vowel and [s], [θ]; [Vx{θs}|Vɸ{θs}] > [Vi{θs}|Vu{θs}]

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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 54) [UPDATE]

By Paul Strack on Sat, 02/16/2019 - 17:33
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Sindarin

NOTE: Edited to reflect different Sindarin vocalization of [ŋ] (vanishing with compensatory lengthening).


S. [ɣ] vocalized before [l], [r], [m], [n]; [V{ɣ}{lrmn}] > [Vi{lrmn}]

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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 8) [UPDATE]

By Paul Strack on Sat, 02/16/2019 - 17:19
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Sindarin

NOTE: Edited to reflect possible Sindarin development of [ŋ-] > [ŋg-] > [g-]


OS. initial and intervocalic [ŋ] vanished; [ŋ-|VŋV] > [ø-|VøV]

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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 61)

By Paul Strack on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 01:49
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Sindarin

S. short [a], [o], [u] became [e], [œ], [y] preceding [i]; [{ăŏŭ}{C|CC}i] > [{eœy}{C|CC}i]

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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 60)

By Paul Strack on Sun, 02/10/2019 - 17:56
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Sindarin

S. short [e], [o] became [i], [u] in syllable before final [i]; [-{ĕŏ}{C|CC}i] > [-{iu}{C|CC}i]

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Sindarin Phonetic Development (Part 59)

By Paul Strack on Sun, 02/10/2019 - 00:38
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Sindarin

S. short [u] often became [o]; [ŭ|uC{uw}|u{mnŋ}] > [o|uC{uw}|u{mnŋ}]

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