Chapter 2

Notes

Original work by Paul F. Strack, written in 2023, provided here under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Retrieved on 2023-08-30.

Note: The verb norë “runs” can’t be used in the Quenya version of this sentence. The phrase “the river runs” is an example of an Anglicism , a word-usage that is particular to English but not used in Quenya. In Quenya, liquids can’t “run” (nor-) because they don’t have legs, they can only “flow” (celu-).

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	I rotto latë nu oron.	     	The cave lies (is situated) under a mountain.
2	Elda séra i opelessë.	    	An elf is resting/tarrying in the village.
3	Tië tulyanë i atan i nórenna.	      	A road led the man to the country.
4	I men menë oialë.	    	The way goes forever.
5	I naucor váner i rottollo.	     	The dwarves departed from the cave.
6	I hesto tolunë ara raxarya.	     	The captain stood up beside his/her wagon.
7	I tië mennë et i nandollo.	      	The road went out from the valley.
8	Sí anyëan i mindon.	    	Now I am arriving at the tower.
9	Táral nu i telumë.	    	You are standing under the roof.
10	I sírë celu nu i yanta.	      	The river flows under the bridge.
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12	I atan mennë i ostonna.	     	The man went to the city.
13	Autëas i taurello.	   	He/she is departing from the forest.
14	I orcor marir nu i oron.	      	The orcs dwell under the mountain.
15	I hesto tultanë elda.	    	The captain sent for an elf.
16	I sírë latë ara nórelya.	     	The river lies beside your country.
17	Mallë tulya ni i mindonello.	     	A street leads me from the tower.
18	I noirë harë ambossë.	    	The tomb sits on a hill.
19	Nauco hárua cöalyassë / mi cöalya.	   /   	A dwarf is sitting down in your house.
20	I mindon tára ar’ ailin.	     	The tower is standing by a lake.
21	I aran lendë Endorenna.	    	The king traveled to Middle-earth.
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23	Meldonya tyelca.	  	My friend [is] hasty.
24	I nitya nauco nís.	    	The small dwarf [is] a woman.
25	I oronti aiquë.	   	The mountains [are] steep.
26	Seldolya senna quén.	   	Your boy [is] a short person.
27	I netti náner márë meldi.	     	The girls were good friends.
28	Nanyë lenca sí.	   	I am slow now.
29	Nauval qualin.	  	You will be dead.
30	I raica sírë i celu ar’ i osto núra ná.	          	The crooked river that flows by the city is deep.
31	I aiwi i atani fárëar lintë nár.	       	The birds that men are hunting are swift.
32	Quilda ná.	  	It is quiet.
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34	Hínarya nitya.	  	His/her child is small.
35	I núra nando náha.	    	The deep valley is narrow.
36	I neri meldor.	   	The men [males] are friends.
37	Térë síri yánë.	   	Straight rivers are wide.
38	I hallë mindoni náner raicë.	     	The tall towers were crooked.
39	Nauvan polda.	  	I will be burly.
40	I periandi nauvar tiucë.	    	The halflings will be fat.
41	Urra ná.	  	It is bad.
42	I perian i nóra i tauressë linta ná.	        	The halfling who is running in the forest is swift.
43	I eldar i tírar i aran quildë nár.	        	The elves who are watching the king are quiet.
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45	I nissi marir i ostossë.	     	The women are in the city [semi-permanently].
46	I cöa harë i ambossë.	     	The house is on the hill.
47	I tië latë nu i yanta.	      	The road is under the bridge.
48	I elda serë i cöassë. Alternately harë.	        	The elf is in the house [temporarily].
49	I mindoni tarir i tauressë.	     	The towers are in the forest.
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51	I cirya luntë et i ëarello ar mí londenna.	         	The ship sailed out of the sea and in to the harbour.
52	I nér i hára i falassessë ciryamo ná.	        	The man [male] that is sitting on the shore is a sailor.
53	I tyulma tára halla i luntessë.	      	The mast is standing tall on the boat.
54	Ciryar lutir ëaressë mal aiwi vilir vilyassë.	       	Ships sail on [the] sea but birds fly in [the] sky.
55	Isil sílë i ambonna.	    	The moon shone on the hill.
56	Lauca hwesta i ostossë mára ná.	      	A warm breeze in the city is good.
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58	Anar cála ar i aiwi vílar vilyassë.	       	The sun is shining and the birds are flying in the sky.
59	Lumbor lutir fanyaressë.	   	Dark clouds float in the sky.
60	Falma i ailinessë nitya ná mal falma i ëaressë höa ná.	           	A wave on the lake is small, but a wave on the sea is large.
61	I súrë turwa sí.	    	The wind is strong now.
62	Atan hya nauco tirë cemen mal elda tirë menel.	         	A man or a dwarf watches the earth but an elf watches the sky.
63	I nissi túler i tollenna yassë i eldar marir.	         	The women came to the island where (= on which) the elves live.
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65	Lëa melë Oren ar Oren melë Lëa.	       	Lëa loves Oren and Oren loves Lëa.
66	Lëa ar Oren vestaner i tauressë.	      	Lëa and Oren married in the forest.
67	Nosserya túlë i veryanwenna, mal nossë Oreno vánë i taurello.	           	Her family came to the wedding, but Oren’s family left the forest. (More literally: ... the family of Oren departed from the forest.)
68	Atarya tarnë ara Lëa.	    	Her father stood beside Lëa.
69	Amillë Lëo tirnë i ambollo.	     	Lëa’s mother (or the mother of Lëa) watched from the hill.
70	Nilderya Cissë nánë tanomë yú.	     	Her [casual] friend Cissë was there also.
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72	I vesta nánë mára.	    	The marriage was good.
73	Lëa ar Oren ontaner yondo Miro.	      	Lëa and Oren conceived [begat] a son Miro.
74	Lëa mélë i yondo veruryo.	     	Lëa loved the son of her husband.
75	Tá Lëa nostanë yeldë Tilë.	     	Then Lëa gave birth to a daughter Tilë.
76	Tilë melë hánorya Miro.	    	Tilë loves her brother Miro.
77	Miro tirë nésarya Tilë yá nostaryar menir i ostonna.	         	Miro watches his sister Tilë when his parents go to the city.

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