ILLUNSE : a constructed language: March 2009

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.

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.

About Illunse

Illunse is the language of the fantasy land of Illun. It's a constructed language or conlang that I'm creating word by word.

Words in Illunse are a mix of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) and Latin, but without any diacritics or accent marks.

I enjoy detailed world-building and unusual names in fantasy books. When I read The Lord of the Rings books I was impressed with J.R.R. Tolkien's elf languages of Quenya and Sindarin.

Illunse is inspired by the fact the Tolkien created fantasy languages, but is not in any way derivative of Tolkien’s works. Out of curiosity I'm looking up Tolkien's words after I create my own. I don't claim to be in the same league as Tolkien.

Disclaimer

Illunse words are not written in stone; they are written in sand. Words can be later changed or modified. Illunse is a work in progress.

I'm not knowledgeable in Tolkien's languages. I look up all the Quenya and Sindarin words that I mention in dictionaries and webpages that I've found on the Internet. I try to always check multiple sources, but apologies for any unintentional errors.

I've never taken classes in Latin or Old English (I took Spanish and French). The words I show are found using online resources. I try to get it right, but I'm an amateur not an expert. If you are knowledgeable in these languages, please let me know if you see any errors.