Elvish Language

Elvish is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Western Elvish or Standard Elvish (Ösietend Aeldar / Gÿmertakha Aeldar) is an official written standard for the Elvish languages, alongside Eastern. A kind of standardized version of Elvish that is better than Eastern Elvish.

Eastern Elvish or Reformed Elvish (Orjent Älder / Ellertamong Älder) is a reformed language and an official written standard for the Elvish languages, alongside Western Elvish. A kind of reformed version of Elvish that is better than Western Elvish.

Vowel

• a / ɐ / ɑ - A (Annah; Anna)

• ä - Ä (Ändro; Andrew)

• æ - Ae (if avoid the "ae" as "a'e") (Aelda; elf/Ka'el; Cain)

• e / ɛ - E (elapam; eggplant)

• ə - Ë (ërorë; toy)

• i / ɪ - I (inlah; island)

• ɨ - Ï (ïlhneth; sort)

• o / ɔ / o̞ - O (odanglae; rosewood)

• œ / ø̞ - Ö (ölö; tail)

• u / ʊ - U (utasselra; papyrus)

• ʌ - Ü (ükarand; jacaranda)

• y / ʏ - Y

• ʊ̈ - Ÿ

Consonants / Konsonantër

• ʔ - only between the vowels and final vowels (e'e; yes)

• b - B (bustá; dust)

• bʰ - Bh (Bhànglad; Bangla)

• c - C / Q (qýt; fly/cuopá; throw)

• cʰ - Ch (chervas; scratch)

• ɕ - Cj (cjemma; split)

• ç - Ç (çenmol; turtleneck)

• d - D (dojja; suck)

• dʰ - Dh (dha; of)

• dz - Dz (dzonna; knee) (rare case)

• dʒ / dʑ - Dj (only before "i" and "y") (djes; thin) / Dj (elsewhere) (djoen; long)

• ð - S (only last starts with this letter, no begin starts this letter not "sa") (jo'sá; that), Dh (all other case) (dhi; there)

• f - F (feza; fish)

• pf - Fh (fhange; walling)

• g - G (gin; glitter)

• ɣ - Gh (ghindý; rhino)

• h - H (hiplä; lake)

• j - J (juina; river)

• ʝ - Jh (Jhuno; June)

• ɟ - Gj (gjunnal; rune)

• k - K (kunicòa; rabbit)

• kʰ - Kh (khenní; burn) (in archaic versions and liturgical only)

• ks - X / Ks (ksén; if)

• kʷ - Kw (kwēlitta; answer)

• l - L (lal; all)

• ɬ - Lh (lhuhl; how)

• ʎ - Lj (ljeffra; many)

• m - M (mu; you)

• n - N (nä; no)

• ŋ - Ng (ngóntal; genet)

• ɲ - Ñ (ñandýr, rheas), Gn (before e, i, and y; gnyhman, center)

• p - P (Petroa; Peter)

• ɸ - Ph (philpaáh; bookcase)

• q - Qu- (Quearha; oak)

• qʷ - Qw (Qwanalká; algae)

• ɾ - Rh (Rhossatá; Rosette)

• r / ʀ - R (Rathalma; Tauriel)

• s - S (Saljáneh; salt)

• sˀ - Sl (Slanthártoz; Thranduil) (only in Church Elvish language)

• ʃ - Sh (Djeshák; Jessica)

• t - T (tamsì; smell)

• tʰ - Th (thahmìr; hand)

• ts - Ts (tsênka; mouth) (rare case)

• tʃ - Tj (before e, i, and y) (tjèrga; edge)

• tɕ - Tj (All other case) (tjun; thug)

• θ - Z (no begin starts to this letter by this pronunciation, not "za") (ro'za), Th (All other case) (thettwás; theta)

• v - V (vumosj; smoke)

• ʋ - Vh (vhargáhnj; werewolf) (rare case)

• w - W (walléhnno; whale)

• ʍ - Wh (whinal; post)

• x - Kh (Khetta; Kate) (Greek) (rare case),  -K- (bhûkan; victory)

• z - Z (zemhá; seed)

• ʒ - Zh (zhyfa; wife)

Double Consonants / Konsonantër Doblé

• b.b / b - Bb (bhebbarht; breath)

• ɕ͈ / c.c / cː - Cc (jhúcca; fat)

• t͈ɕ / c.c / k.c - Qq (rodzaqqáng; ginseng)

• t͈ / d.d / dː - Dd (ostöddan; ribs)

• f.f / fː - Ff (rháffrun; rambutan)

• p.p̪f / p̪fː - Ffh (helbaffhal; lily-of-the-valley)

• k͈ / ɡ.ɡ / ɡː - Gg (èggang; holly)

• k͈ / k.k / kː - Kk (wèkkahn; correct)

• ɱ / m.m / mː - Mm (kommunitéj; community)

• n.n / n͊ - Nn (nannajá; nanny)

• p.p / pˑ - Pp (jeppah'ý; nearby)

• ʁ / rː / r.r - Rr (porrâk; boar)

• s͈ / s.s - Ss (thessatí; forlorn)

• t͈ / t.t / tː - Tt (vemattí; vomit)

• v.v / vː - Vv (yvval; fight)

• w.w / wː - Ww (tywwaf; lie)

• z.z / zː - Zz (mazzemhó; stigma)

Suprasegmentals / Ijàrsegmêntar

• ʔ - Example: ah, aeh, eh, ih, oh, uh, yh, -h

• ː - Example: bb, cc, dd, ddh, ff, ffh, gg, ggj, hh, jj, kk, mm, nn, nng, ngg, pp, qq, rr, ss, tt, vv, ww, xx, zz

• ˈ - Example: á, é, í, ó, ú, ý

• ˌ - Example: à, è, ì, ò, ù, ỳ

• ˑ - Example: â, ê, î, ô, û, ŷ

• -˞ - Example: ar, aer, er, ir, or, ur, yr

• . - Example: bb, cc, dd, ff, ffh, gg, hh, jj, kk, mm, nn, pp, qq, rr, ss, tt, vv, ww, xx, zz

• | - -ꟷ (only occurs in Ertogny Dialect, now critically endangered by UNESCO)

Examples: Original(Western/Modern) Elvish / Eastern Elvish / Church Elvish

Proto Indo-European

• ói-nos, ói-wos → oiwo / ow / ohw - one

• dwóH₁ → dyuh / du / dyl - two

• tríH₂ → tryh / thra / dra - three

• kʷetwṓr → katry / katro / gatrû - four

• pénkʷe → rliv / penqua / pivgá - five

• swék̂s → ekhyh / ehg / weks - six

• septḿ̥ → eptaeh / dzeptà / septá - seven

• H₁ok̂tō(u) → oxoh / ôkto / hoxtá - eight

• (H₁)néwn̥ → nihv / név / newí - nine

• dék̂m̥t → dèkh / deq / dekmà - ten

• k̂m̥tóm → çatryd / khatrod / hatrû - hundred

• (d)ákru → akrí / akrí / hakrà - tear

• dn̥ĝʰuH₂- → itghü / itgy / ígu - tongue

• ésH₂r̥, esH₂nés → ashal / ashal / ahâl - blood

• ésH₂r̥, esH₂nés → dazhali / dashali / ahâli - bloody

• ĝ(o)nH₂dʰos → gjak / djó / jau - jaw

• ĝ(o)nH₂dʰos → çel / khal / ihôsl - cheek

• ĝ(o)nH₂dʰos → tjádho / djaat / sladô - chin

• ĝénu, ĝnéus → iknó / iknó / keno - knee

• H₁dónt → dhot / dhot / dhôt - tooth

• H₂óst → bhóth / bhoht / bostah - bone

• H₂ous → herái / herái / erusl - ear

• H₃okʷ → ol / ol / ôsl - eye

• k̂erd → çeart / çeart / khael - heart,

• k̂erd → çeardzo / çeardzo / cradzá - Corazon

• k̂red-dʰē → kreddha / kreddha / kradáhx - believe

• nas- → naes / naes / nozá - nose

• pōds, ped- → phed / fhed / fëd - foot

• pōds, ped- → phaet / fhaet / faeth - feet

• yḗkʷr̥, yekʷnés → çekwor / çekwor / ekuah - liver

• ǵʰésr̥ or ǵʰs-r-és → héir / çehr / igawer - hand

• upo - upá / upá / upo → under

• upo - ufha / ufha / upa → below

• wólh₁-o-s → wôhl / wôhl / wusl - wish

• tómh₁-o-s → quôth / quoth / toah - cut

• krét-u-s ~ *kr̥t-éw-s → krato / krato / krutusl - strong

• krét-u-s ~ *kr̥t-éw-s → ekrato / ekrato / ekrutusl - stronger

• krét-u-s ~ *kr̥t-éw-s → whekrato / vhekrato / hekrtusl - strongest

• dyēus, déiwos → dieu / dio / dje - god, deity

• dyēus, déiwos → diewá / diowa / dje - goddess

• ǵn̥h₁-tó-s → gjenáth / gjenáth / gnetah - birth

• ék̂wos → ekhuw / ihwo / ekuó - horse

• gʷōus → bhow / bhow / vhow - cattle

• H₂ówi → hewei / ewi / ihow - sheep

• H₂rtk̂os → àrtkon / artháw / hartkô - bear

• k̂won- → kwong / hwon / khuô - dog, hound

• muH₁s → môz / môz / mûz - mouse

• suHs → suw / suw / sýh - pig

• wl̥kʷos → wolkhù / ljufhô / wulkuf - wolf

• ĝʰans- → ghansà / ghansá / gansla - goose

• H₂enH₂-t(i)- → hengéth / hengéth / enhat - duck

• ĝr̥H₂-no- → grano / granu / grahn - grain

• H₂éĝros → agros / agros / agros - field

• H₂erH₃- → erján / erján / herjasl - plough

• H₂melĝ- → mỳlk / mýlk / melga - milk

• melH₂- → milah / milah / milah - grain

• meli-t, mel-nés → meljo / mello / melïth - honey

• médʰu → medho / médo / mehdh - mead

• sal- → sàll / sàll / sall - salt

• seH₁ → sèdh / sèdh / sedh - to sow / to seed

• séH₁mn̥ → sedháng / sedháng / sedha - seed

• H₂ster- → hástrêl / astràl / âdztrah - star

• seH₂wol-, *sH₂un- → îsö / isö / sowlo - sun

• meH₁ns → imynàh / imynàh / munah - moon

• meH₁ns → montàh / mondá / menah - month

• dʰeĝʰom → ghóng / ghóng / dhíghon - earth (ground)

• wódr̥ (udéns), wédōr pl. (udnés) → wothar / wadal / wadhap - water

• doru, dreu- → thrae / trae / dra - tree

• H₂weH₁n̥to- → hiwé - wind

• sneigʷʰ- → sûnó - snow

• péH₂wr̥, pH₂unés → fhro - fire

• gʷʰerm → várn - warm

• leuk- → ligúk - light

• h₁n̥gʷnís → gnis - fire

• h₁eh₁tmṓ → èthmö - respiration

• h2r-tós → értöz - truth, true

Indo-European / Hindü-Jorópa

méH₂tēr → moetha / modar / mothi - mother

pH₂tér → phaethe / fhetar / pathi - father

bʰréH₂ter → bhórtâ / vrotar / wrohti - brother

swésor → swérzta / sostra / sosri - sister

dʰugH₂-tér → dhargtâ / dargtahr / dagtri - daughter

suHnú → sû / só / suná - son

nepot → nèpöt / nepáw / nepnh - nephew

dāiH₂u̯ēr → tagy/ dagý / dier - brother-in-law

snusós → sysól / sysól / sysóslh - daughter-in-law

su̯ek̂rū́ → suwêkla / suwêkla / suwêklth - mother-in-law

dʰĝʰemon → ghumâng / ghumâng / ghimin - human

H₂ner → kenré / kenré / henrý - hero

wiH-ro → wïr - man

gʷén-eH₂ → gineh / ginah / gwiná - woman

egH₂ → ig(-) - I

H₁me → mih(-) - me

H₁mene → mé - mine

tu → ju(-) - you

wei → whe - we

kʷid → wäth - what

kʷis, kʷos, kʷei/kʷoi → wo - How

-kʷe (and) → quá - and

n̥- → nu - not

Vedic / Vedík

kṛṣṇá (dark) → rishán - darkness

jātá (birth) → djàhtai - offspring

vará- (wish / suitor) → vàrha - wishlist

Śruti (what is heard) → zhruthäv - you heard

Smṛti (what is remembered) → Ismarthäv - you remember

ākāśa (outer space) - akáshae → celestial object

ap (water) → àfh - raindrop

vāyu (air) → vàjhü - twister

pṛthvī (earth) → ifhrita - pebble

agní (fire) → aegnà - ember

Sanskrit / Sanixríth

शृगालः (Śṛgālaḥ) → shragla / shragla / shraglâh - coyote

गजः (Gajaḥ) → gädja / gädja / gadz - elephant

उष्ट्रः (Uṣṭraḥ) → ûtah / ûshtah / ushtrâ - camel

चित्रकः (Citrakaḥ) → cetral / citakh / tjidrák - leopard

व्रीहि (vrili) → brïlí / brilí / vril - rice

वर्ष (varṣa) → vharcjä / varca / varcjáh - won (slang)

Old Persian - Färsí

abavam / akunavam → kuvhäm / kuvam / abaku - became

abavāmā / akumā → vhamà / vamah / avak - become

-ta- → -tha / - dha / -ta - past participle form

-amna- → -anga- / -aña- / -ahna- - present participle form

kāma → -kämà / ghangà / kahm  - desire

drayah → drajà / traj / drajáh - shore

vāhara → vákharó / wahaál / váherae - meteorite

stūnā → stüná / estün / istûne - stand

taxa- → taekhà / taekha / taka - dart

Spanish / Èsfhanjö

• Vida (life) → bidà / bida / vida - better live

• Muerte (dead) → müatró / mûarto / muerte - soul

• Meloncillo (Egyptian Mongoose) → mellònci / mellonsi / milónsiljo - mongoose

• Chacal (jackal) → tchàkhar / tjókal / dzaksla - jackal

• Dinero (coin) → dhinàr / deneró / dinero - coin

• Bandera (flag) → bandëré / bandera / bandera - flag

• Frito (fry) → fhrìt / fhritú / prito - fry

• Quemado (burn) → kemadhäv / quemadäv / quemadäv - you burn / kemmat / kemmat / quemat - burn

• Chapoteo (wet) → cjaphothäv / tjapote / tjapotewo - you wet / cjaphot - wet

• Guerra (war) → gierrär - you fight (for male) / gerró - war (slang)

• Lucha (fight) → llucjàvär - you fight (for female) / lutcja - fought (slang)

• Danza (dance) → danzavär - you dance / dangsa - dance

• Canta (song) → kanthäv - you sing / kantha - sing

• Suspiro (sigh) → syspiräv - you sigh / syspir - sigh

• Casar (wedding) → kassar - wedding

• Casado (marry) - kasadhäv - you married / kassadh - marry

• Recomendar (recommend) → rekömengdhäv - to recommend / rekkómenda - recommend

• Torre (tower) → torreh / toreh / torreh - tower

French / Francjás

• Facture (money) → fagtür / fagtür / faktura - money

• Cadeau (Jane) → quádu / quádu / gadû - jane

• Cheminée (Chimney) → tjämýni / tsimïní / tchiminí - smoke pile / chimney

• Sabre (sword) → sabró / sabro / sabri - machete

• Faveur (favor) → favýr / favýr / favurg - favorite

• Nourrir (nurture) → nóurrii / nóurrii / norril - nurture

Quenya and Sindarin / Aelda-Tolkjenä

• -r → -r/-ar/-aer - plural form

• Ahya- → ajah / ajá / ahja - change

• Ai → ài / ae / ai - maybe

• Aina- → aiña / aiña / aina - hallow, holy

• Aina- → eiñà / eiña / eina - bless

• Foa → -fö- / fhó- / fo - breath

• Hrondo → hirròndü / hirròndû / ihrrondoh - corporeal

• Hruo → irruó / hiruo / ihru - wick

• Hyana → hjàn / hján / hjana - other

• Undomë → udom / udom / undom - twilight

• Aha → ahha / ahha / aháh - rage

• Aiglos → eglo / aeglô / iglos - freeze

• Andúnë → edun / aedun / endun - sunset

• Áre × seH₂wol→ arisôl / arresól / áhrosohl - sunlight

• Barad (tower) → baeradh / baradh / bahrat - (skyscraper)

• Calma (lamp) → kallhi / kallhí / kalmae - (torch)

• Eleni (star) → eljeng / eljeng / eleni - Ariwanas / Milky Way Galaxy

• Esse → essae / esseh / ezze - name

• Galad (light) → galad / galad / galad - bright

• Mellon (friend) → mellon / mellon / mellon - support

• Nikerym (captain) → niqueri / nigerým / nikeren - president

• Onod → onód / onóth / onod - Ents and Saplittles

• Parma (book) → fharme / pharmeh / parma - brochure

• Thalin → thalín / dhalìn / thalin - dauntless

Foreign Languages / Étrankheror

• Tagalog: Tabak (Sword) → thavag / dhavak / tapakh - rapier

• English: Identity→ identitá / identità / idintità - identity

• English: Fish → fhesa / phesa / pesl - minnow

• Bantu: dinga → dengga / dïngkah / denggek - dengue

• Arabic: متعطش (mutaeatish) (Thirsty)→ muteatî / mutaeti / mutati - thirst

• Malay: Balang (Jar) → bellan / bellan / ballan - container

• Malay: Belerang (Sulfur) → bilaran / bílaran / belaran - sulfuric acid

• Ket: Baˀŋ (Mainland) → bahnga / béhng / bêng - flat surface

• Ket: Qaʁɯn (Waterfall) → quarum / karûm / garrûm - waterfall

• Ket: Daŋtaɣan (Swamp) → dangtag / dengtag / dangtagh - swamp/marshland

• Russian: Ответить (Otvetit') (reply) → otbeth / otbeth / otbethi - said

• Welsh: Nghaerau (Fort)→ Ngéaru / Ngéarong / Ngiharau - castle

• German: Papagei (Parrot) → papagoi / papagoi / papagei - parrot species

• Hindustani: भालू (Bhaloo) (Bear) → valu / valû / valý - red panda

• Hindustani: तितली (Titalee) (Butterfly) → titali / titelhi / titalle - moth

• Hindustani: भैंस (Bhains) (Water Buffalo/carabao)→ vahin / vahin / bhahin - buffalo

• Hindustani: गैंडा (Gaindaa) (Rhinoceros) → gahinda / gahindah / gahinda - rhinoceros

• Hindustani: कूड़े (koode) (Litter)→ kude / kûdae / kodae - "used for weighting to the liquids and ingredients"

• Hindustani: गलीचा (galeecha) (Carpet) → galitja / ghaletja / galecha - carpet

• Persian: هفته (hafte) → afthá / apthà / hafta - week

• Navajo: Ahóá! (Cheers!)→ ahoa / akho / ahoa - cheers!

• Cree: Michisiw (Eat) → mishis / mishis / mishisl - Good Health!

• Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌰 (Aggila) (English) → aggel / aggàel / hakkâl - English language

• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸! (Galiþ!) (Stop!) - galith / ghalith / ghalith - Enough (slang)

• Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌴! (Filu auje!) (Congratulations!) - Filahuj / Fhiláhuj / ??? - Congratulations! (slang)

• Inuktitut: aqiaq (belly) → akiag / akiag / akhiagh - stomach

• bübíh - owl

• vatti - bat

• fhog - frog

• koquillámära - ammonite

• dragóna - dragon / dinosaur

• ätrrodragóna - pterodactyl

• wòlposauró - synapsid

• aelda - elf

• ghumang - human

• orkha - orc

• ogrà - ogre

• feh - fairy

• pèxiwïr - merperson

• vingathöla - extraterrestrial

• aelin - pond

• elling - lake

• hastreligúk - starlight

• munah-ligûk - moonlight

Western Elvish language is a verb–subject–object (VSO) language is one in which the most typical sentences arrange their elements in that order. While the Eastern Elvish language was a subject–object–verb (SOV) language is one in which the subject, object, and verb of a sentence always or usually appear in that order.

Western Elvish

Mardhalorsä Samuellö efal Bhibloäta

Reading (verb); Samuel (subject); the book (object)

Samuel was reading a book.

Dhongarsä Rachellëa efalawa Isliarattëa

Looking (verb); Rachelle (subject); the Surtsaydum (object)

Rachelle looking at the Surtsaydum.

Eastern Elvish

Agnessá dï papeler séta holja

Agnes (subject); the paper (object); took (verb)

Agnes took a paper.

Juarenlö gethogka

You (subject); pancake (object); was eaten (verb)

The pancakes you eat.

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Words from Universal Declaration of Human Rights

" Klozzà jio ùniversallér deklarécjön dé edröiter ghumang "

We Are All Born Free & Equal.

" Whe lorihóll gjatákharü iý ekwalé "

" We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in the same way. "

" Whe lorihóll gjatákharü. Whe hóll ngórallalardhì awavháiýidhäl. "

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