The Baker's Secret

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Written by Rínor in 2026. Reviewed for language by Chaered.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Muinë Mastaróva	 	Hûl e·Vathron
2	--		--
3	Andanéya, enwina mastaro marnë opelessë ara sírë.	        	Miñ gwanwas, bathron iaur ndorthast vi ‘obel ha hîr.
	Ilaurë, apa Anar oronyë, latyas mastinya.	        	Ail amor, fo Anor eriast, lediant e·dumbast dín.
	Lië i·opeléo niller massarya pan arimussë nánes ya tyáveltë oio.	          	Gwaith e·‘obel evíler e·mbast dín añ gaeth i de mbast rovuig agówer ui.
	Rimi mastarion areä opelellon tuller pariën muinarya, mal enwina mastaro allumë apantanë sa.	              	Lae bethryn o ‘obel egil odúler añ geliad e·chûl dín, Ach e·mbathron iaur allu bathant den.
4	Er yáviéressë, cesula nettë i a-esta Tasariël mernë tuvë i·mastaro.	           	Er aur iavas, neth gestaed estar Dathariel anírast hired e·vathron.
	Apa nólecöa tellë i·aren, tirnes i·mastaro lá i·mallello.	         	Ab ñgolbar edil enin aur, edir e·mbathron o thar e·rath.
	Horanes sen yuhta hraihírima tyávelassë hya elmendeä urna, mal minomë, cennë porë, singë, pulmaxë rië.	                   	Horant anden iuithad gawethlas dhirchirui egor bothol elvain, ach hennui, egin vaul, sing, polvaeas ero.
	Ter ári neldë, tirnes se, mal cennes allenë i hyanya nánë.	             	An oer neledh, edir den, ach egin allad i egelren.
5	Teldavë, Tasariël orturnë þosserya a mittanes i·mastinessë.	        	Na vedui, Tathariel orthur e·‘oe dín a minnant e·dumbast.
	Yá i·mastaro cestanë maro utúliës sen nanwië.	       	Io e·mbethron vabent amman odul, ebent anden e·nanu.
	Aitaina nánë Tasariël yá i·mastaro landë ar naþyallë sen alya se ferya massa neuna rén.	               	Gaedannen Tathariel io e·vathron lalast a nachof anden eliad den feriad mbast an en·aur abor.
6	Tasariël mótanë ó i·mastaro, saitanes sen i·lé yanen mastanes massa.	           	Tathariel vudast ‘ui mbathron, saedast anden e·leng i mbastant mbast.
	Yá teliéneltë hwintië i·maxë, i·mastaro tumpë sa lannenen.	         	Io edíler hwinnad e·vaeas, e·vathron dobant den vo lann.
	Tasariël tirnë lan i·mastaro harunë hanwassë ar i·tolpo a parmahentanë, ar horanë sen apanta se minima muina.	                  	Tathariel edir lo e·mbethron achodh bo chadhu h’ e·dolph a chennant barf, a chorant anden pathad e·chûl vinai.
	Apa auresatta lútanë, Tasariël quentë, “Sa ná i·muinë?”	         	Ab oreth lúdast, Tathariel ebent, “Sa e·chûl?”.
7	“Ná,” quentë i·mastaro.	    	“Naw,” ebent e·mbathron.
	Cenila penila liquistya, i·mastaro rainë ar quentë, “Rimi liéno rongar ar allumë lavir i·pulmaxë fáreä lúmë orya.”	                   	Cenol e·gang dín, e·mbathron raedast ah ebent, “Lae gwaith rongar ah allu dhevir e·vaeas lû farn eriad.”
	Tasariël sananë os quettaryar ar hanyanë i rimi natélion coiviëssë mauraner cólema, ú vin mastië i·masso.	                 	Tathariel ‘eriast oh i·phith dín a cheniast i lae naid vi guithas bauranner andreth, û ‘wi mbastad e·mbast.
8	Apa rimi löaron, Tasariël planë mastaro, ar sí lië cestar se muinaryan.	              	Ab lae în, Tathariel olant mbathron, a chi gwaith vebedir den eni chûl dín.
	Tasariël quentë ten: “i·maxë ista man möa cares.	         	Tathariel ebent andin ui: “e·Vaeas chenia man boe cared.
	Möa lyen larya rië.”	    	Boe allen darthad ero.”

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Neologisms

• S. tumbast (n.) "bakery, (lit.) shed of bread"
• S. dirchirui (adj.) "rare, uncommon, hard to find"
• S. cawethlas (n.) "spice (lit.) taste-leaf" - cf. tyávelassë "spice, (lit.) taste-leaf"
• S. polvaeas (n.) "yeast" cognate of ᴺQ. !pulmaxë, n. "leaven(ing), yeast"
• S. hwinna- (v.) "to blend, mix" ⪤ ᴺQ. !hwinta-, v. "to mix, stir; to confuse"
• S. leng (n.) "way, method, manner" ⪤ Q. lé, n. "way, method, manner"

• Q. mastaro (n.) "baker"
• Q. mastin "bakery" (< mazdā + -in); cf. mulma "flour" > mulmin "mill"
• Q. hraihírima (adj.) "rare, uncommon, hard to find"
• Q. auresatta (n.) "hour" ⪤ ᴺS. !oreth "hour"

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