Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Air, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for air is vilya.

The Sindarin word for air is gwelu.

These are the elven words for air, as a substance.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Water, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for water is nén.

The Sindarin word for water is nen.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Twelve, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for twelve are yunquë and rasta.

The Sindarin word for twelve is ýneg.

These are the Elven, base 12 counting system, words. Not base 10 numbers like we use.

Monday, March 09, 2009

Eleven, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for eleven is minquë.

The Sindarin word for eleven is minib.

Tolkien's Elvish languages use a duodecimal (base-12) numeral system.