Comments on: Name the language http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:39:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Ronald Kyrmse http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48617 Wed, 30 May 2007 12:14:27 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48617 @ Colm: Thanks for the thanks! An additional piece of information: In this text (line 2), the names of Frodo and Sam appear in Sindarin as "Daur" - that's Frodo - and "Berhael" - the mutated form of "Perhael", or Samwise (Halfwise). Yes, Sindarin has mutations similar to Welsh. ;-) @ Colm: Thanks for the thanks!
An additional piece of information: In this text (line 2), the names of Frodo and Sam appear in Sindarin as “Daur” - that’s Frodo - and “Berhael” - the mutated form of “Perhael”, or Samwise (Halfwise). Yes, Sindarin has mutations similar to Welsh. ;-)

]]> by: newark1988 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48506 Tue, 29 May 2007 15:32:50 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48506 When I first heard this I thought it was an eastern syllibic languange similer to Japanese or korean. And the accent was like a cross between German and Japanese. But I dont know? When I first heard this I thought it was an eastern syllibic languange similer to Japanese or korean. And the accent was like a cross between German and Japanese. But I dont know?

]]> by: Keith http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48490 Tue, 29 May 2007 12:10:23 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48490 I thought it was Finnish or a related language. I thought it was Finnish or a related language.

]]> by: d.m.falk http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48466 Tue, 29 May 2007 06:28:37 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48466 TJ: It could be worse- It could be Klingon! :) d.m.f. TJ: It could be worse- It could be Klingon! :)

d.m.f.

]]> by: Colm http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48389 Mon, 28 May 2007 14:01:08 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48389 @ Ronald Kyrmse: I stand corrected. Thanks very much for proving us all wrong! It's great to learn something new. So Sindarin and Quenya. That's cool and unusual! :-) @ Ronald Kyrmse: I stand corrected. Thanks very much for proving us all wrong! It’s great to learn something new. So Sindarin and Quenya. That’s cool and unusual! :-)

]]> by: Ronald Kyrmse http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48387 Mon, 28 May 2007 12:24:02 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48387 The Ringbearers' Praise (for it refers to _two_ Ringbearers, Frodo and Samwise) is in fact in _two_ languages of the Elvish family, namely Sindarin (lines 1 & 2) and Quenya (lines 3 & 4). Cuio i Pheriain anann! Aglar’ni Pheriannath! Daur a Berhael, Conin en Annûn! Eglerio! A laita te, laita te! Andave laituvalmet! Cormacolindor, a laita tárienna! The "th" sound and initial "d" occur only in Sindarin, or Grey-elven, whose phonology was inspired by Welsh; Quenya, or High-elven, is the one that was inspired by Finnish, with lots of vowels and liquids. The Ringbearers’ Praise (for it refers to _two_ Ringbearers, Frodo and Samwise) is in fact in _two_ languages of the Elvish family, namely Sindarin (lines 1 & 2) and Quenya (lines 3 & 4).

Cuio i Pheriain anann! Aglar’ni Pheriannath!
Daur a Berhael, Conin en Annûn! Eglerio!
A laita te, laita te! Andave laituvalmet!
Cormacolindor, a laita tárienna!

The “th” sound and initial “d” occur only in Sindarin, or Grey-elven, whose phonology was inspired by Welsh; Quenya, or High-elven, is the one that was inspired by Finnish, with lots of vowels and liquids.

]]> by: TJ http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48373 Mon, 28 May 2007 04:17:49 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48373 believe me .. u dont wana hear Ayvarith ^_* believe me .. u dont wana hear Ayvarith ^_*

]]> by: d.m.falk http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48350 Sun, 27 May 2007 22:32:32 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48350 I think it's good that conlangs are being regarded for these mystery language quizzes. :) d.m.f. I think it’s good that conlangs are being regarded for these mystery language quizzes. :)

d.m.f.

]]> by: Rurality http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48347 Sun, 27 May 2007 21:30:59 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48347 I must have watched LOTR way too may times, because I knew right off that it was "that Elf language"! Didn't know what it was called though. :) I must have watched LOTR way too may times, because I knew right off that it was “that Elf language”! Didn’t know what it was called though. :)

]]> by: James http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48330 Sun, 27 May 2007 17:09:17 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/05/26/name-the-language-16/#comment-48330 I was stuck: from the tonal quality of the speaker´s voice and some of the consonants I was sure that it was germanic (and in fact the reader was a native german speaker, so I was right) but I had nothing to pin it onto. I was thinking something far northern, but had no idea so I looked :) I was stuck: from the tonal quality of the speaker´s voice and some of the consonants I was sure that it was germanic (and in fact the reader was a native german speaker, so I was right) but I had nothing to pin it onto. I was thinking something far northern, but had no idea so I looked :)

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