Tengwar alphabet for Welsh

The Tengwar alphabet is well suited to writing Welsh, possibly because Tolkien based Sindarin, one of the languages he invented, partly on Welsh. The version below is similar to the Sindarin mode and was devised by Simon Ager, the author of this site.

Please note: Welsh is normally written with the Latin alphabet.

Numerals

Tengwar numerals and Welsh numbers

Notes

The vowel diacritics (tehtar) are written over, or below, the consonant which follows them. If vowels appear on their own or at the end of a word, the diacritics are written over the vowel carrier (as above). The diphthongs are always written as above.
Consonants are doubled by adding a wavy line below them.
A dot above a letter is used to represent both i and final y, while a dot below a letter represents the non-final y. For example, ysbyty (hospital) is written:
When s comes at the end of a word it's written with a small curled line: = ynys (island).
When a tehtar appears above an s, the s is written thus: = urddas (dignity).

Sample text

Sample Welsh text in the Tengwar alphabet

Transliteration

Genir pawb yn rhydd ac yn gydradd â'i gilydd mewn urddas a hawliau. Fe'u cynysgaeddir â rheswm a chydwybod, a dylai pawb ymddwyn y naill at y llall mewn ysbryd cymodlon.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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