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- From: alderson@cisco.com (Rich Alderson)
- Subject: Re: Language Origins
- In-Reply-To: os2man@panix.com (Larry Salomon Jr.)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.192032.4179@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Originator: alderson@leland.Stanford.EDU
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Reply-To: alderson@cisco.com (Rich Alderson)
- Organization: Cisco Systems (MIS)
- References: <C13pyt.MyF@panix.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 19:20:32 GMT
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- In article <C13pyt.MyF@panix.com>, os2man@panix (Larry Salomon Jr.) writes:
- >Does anyone know from where the Elven and Dwarven languages are derived?
- >Dwarven *definately* sounds Middle-Eastern and Elven sounds like what I
- >imagine European would sound like if there were a single language for that
- >continent.
- >
- >Any ideas and references are appreciated.
-
- Don't have the references at hand, but there is some discussion of the two
- major Elven languages in the Carpenter biography.
-
- Quenya was inspired by Finnish.
-
- Sindarin was inspired by Welsh.
-
- Khuzdul does have a Semitic feel, although Bombadil's Elvish appelation Iarwain
- ben-Adar does, as well, so that may be reaching.
- --
- Rich Alderson 'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take
- such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'
- --J. R. R. Tolkien,
- alderson@leland.stanford.edu _The Lost Road_
-