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Sindarin Classroom

Teacher: [ilanyus]

Sindarin is a language invented by J.R.R. Tolkien. In the world of Lord of the Rings this is the language spoken by most elves in Middle-Earth.

There are a lot of sites that has a lot documented about Sindarin, I will mention a few of them.

Since Sindairn comes from the same ‘ancient’ elvish language as Quenya, the two languages are alike in some respects, though at first glance they don’t really look the same (btw, the ancient language is called Quenya) . So I have to say it might be possible that I refer to some Quenya grammar as example. I will try to keep it to a minimum.

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Students:

[Wirey]
[Tarahiriel]
[Ashlyns]
[Ninja Squirrel]
[and i was a kaleidoscope]

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Lessons:

Sindarin Classroom: lesson 1 = Basic Sindarin, about phonology, Alphabet, talking and writing
Sindarin Classroom: lesson 2 = The articles and Basics of normal plural in Sindarin

Sindarin Questions
Sindarin Classroom: Beleriand mode

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2004-09-21 [ilanyus]: not really complete :) have to describe diphthongs pronunciation :) will do asap

2004-09-21 [ilanyus]: offcourse I would always like to have some feedback on these lessons :) (although I want to be a teacher in real life as well I don't have the skills yet... :) ) (btw, I'm not going to be a languages teacher in real life :P but physics and chemistry)

2004-09-21 [LonelyTylenol]: YAY! THe page is up! Now I'll have to start reading it.

2004-09-21 [LonelyTylenol]: Number 30 isn't a Y. It's another kind of S. I've done my share of writing in Sindarin, but using the English tongue for it. the S you have as a Y is called silme nuquerna (meaning silme (The original S) reversed).

2004-09-21 [LonelyTylenol]: Number 7 is also used for J, though, there probably aren't any sindarin words with a J. Sorry. Like I said, I've studied the tengwar and tehtar a bit. I like to write notes to friends with them. I'm just lacking the training in the tongues and a few other things too...

2004-09-21 [LonelyTylenol]: I figured it out. I think number 23 is the Y. Sorry. I'm sure you know this better than me. I just have a book right next to me that I learned from (But have been told is a kind of... incomplete source) titled "The Languages of Tolkien's Middle Earth" and that's where I've learned everything I know...

2004-09-21 [LonelyTylenol]: And according to my book, number 35 is also a Y. Sorry. I'm REALLY going to stop now.

2004-09-22 [ilanyus]: heheh, ok I'll start looking over it... can be that I made some stupid faults :P wrote it to quick probably :P but you're right as far as I can see (I am sorry, writing elvish is something I am not really good in)

2004-09-22 [ilanyus]: I kinda figured out what the real problem is... I used the wrong kind of tengwar mode ... this is beleriand mode... I wanted to mention this and add the normal mode (as you probably noticed the vowels are separate letters in beleriand mode)

2004-09-22 [ilanyus]: there this one is better :P will look into beleriand mode asap

2004-09-22 [ilanyus]: haha come to think of it... learning how to pronunce sindarin would be easier just to watch LotR? heheh

2004-09-23 [LonelyTylenol]: Question: is the punctuation different in Quenya and Sindarin? Second question... Only, I don't remember what it is.

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