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06-01-2003, 08:38 PM | #41 |
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Lol I said "Llie n'vanima ar' lle atara lanneina" (You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny) to my Professor yesterday.. he just looked at me and started laughing… I hope my Professor is not a Tolkien fan.. or I’m in trouble. Ok, is there an Professor here who teaches a girl named Kyla McAllen.. in Sydney [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]…
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06-02-2003, 02:03 PM | #44 |
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Thanks, sapphireflame. I already saw that actually. Doesnt n'vanima mean not beautiful rather than ugly?
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06-02-2003, 06:14 PM | #46 |
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U- can be a prefix in Sindarin, meaning "not" or implying a negative. (i.e. u-bedo = don't talk)
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06-03-2003, 12:29 PM | #47 |
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Well, n- is a common European prefix meaning not. So, perhaps this language uses it because Europeans (and Americans) will be comfortable with it.
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06-08-2003, 06:41 AM | #48 |
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Hey, I like grey Elvish! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
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06-09-2003, 11:37 AM | #49 |
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I meant grey company elvish! Not sindarin, obviously.
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06-12-2003, 12:45 PM | #50 |
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EVERYONE'S SAID ALL MINE!!!! PLUS A FEW!!!!!!
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06-13-2003, 09:37 PM | #51 |
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I really think we ought to alert people somehow about Grelvish. It's starting to get very annoying.
I think the proper term is uvanima, because Morgoth's creations were called Uvanimar, or Ugly Ones (because they were monsters), and the singular of that term is "Uvanima." The prefix "u-" also means "not" or "opposite" in Quenya.
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how do you say "you are" in quenya. Im taking lessons, but i havent done so for ages, and also pronouns is something like lesson 11! i know "na" means "is" (or "nar" plural) but how do you say "you are"? just thought it would be easier asking you people than doing about 15 lessons.
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06-15-2003, 01:21 AM | #53 |
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Hey guy who be short!
I don't think there is a 'you are' in Quenya. If you want to say 'you are', you say 'lle'. Hope that helped! ~Tarien P.S Nil, did you really say that to your professor?? [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I said "Auta Miqula Orqu" to my Physics teacher last week when she ticked me off. She scolded me for speaking rubbish! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
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06-15-2003, 03:26 AM | #54 |
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Isnt lle Sindarin? Well, i dont suppose it particularly matters, nobody can tell anyway. Or i could just say (insert name here) na uvanima.
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06-15-2003, 09:28 PM | #55 |
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It would have to be "na" (with an accent on the "a") because it is a singular "you." If it were plural, then it would be "nar." The full phrase is:
"Nal(yë) (whatever phrase that you want to add in)"
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06-16-2003, 03:59 AM | #56 |
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i was wonderin were you learn more of these stuff cos it really rocks! i only know a few of elvish, sindarin and quenya... can you recomend any sites?
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could I just say (insert name here) na uvamnima Hmmm..yes 'lle' is Sindarin. Did you wnat it in Quenya? "na uvanima" is correct, I should think. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Sorry if I'm confusing you. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] BTW, barandilwen, go to www.grey-company.org (although this isn't exactly correct Elvish) www.hot-elf.com Ask the others - they can recommend some more sites. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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06-16-2003, 09:24 AM | #58 |
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I do NOT recommend using the Grey Elvish site. It will just confuse you. The best site to learn true Elvish is Ardalambion (www.ardalambion.com). That is the only site that I will trust.
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Right on, Finwe. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Yeah, I don't trust Grelvish in any shape or form. Go to Ardalambion, or to Fellowship of the Word-smiths for correct elvish, both Sindarin and Quenyan. Fellowship of the Word-smiths also has stuff about Tengwar (with cool examples of Elvish calligraphy), plus all the Middle-earthean language lines from the Movies, with translations. A very useful site. Abedithon le! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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06-19-2003, 05:06 PM | #62 |
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wow these are really good
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06-23-2003, 01:52 AM | #63 |
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i really appreciate you guys for giving me these websites... thank a lot! and i'm sorry if i replied rather late due to some important things i can't escape from... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Fellowship of the Wordsmiths,a.k.a. Gwaith i-Phethdain rules. I found a great book for learning Quenya and Sindarin. It's called The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth and it's by Ruth S. Noel. Everyone who wants to learn elvish should read this book! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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08-03-2003, 06:12 PM | #65 |
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My choir teacher would sometimes talk for the whole class period, and we would not sing that day, so once I said "antolle ulua sulrim" (much wind pours from your mouth) as I was leaving the room. Also once I told a girl to "auta miqula orqu" (go kiss an orc), and she said "umm...yes?" I thought it was quite funny.
I know, those are Grelvish, but I didn't know any good Quenyan or Sindarin insults then.
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08-04-2003, 07:46 PM | #66 |
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I'm not sure if this counts as an insult, but...
Man fir ar hyraryalle aran? Basically, 'who died and left you king?'
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*snork* Nice one, Leowen. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Le uanui a lin naneth hab le gladhaen. ~~"You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny." Anu hen orch u-naneth ~~"Son of a motherless orc." And of course Leowen's brilliant one above. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Abedithon le, ~*~Aranel~*~
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I'm actually not quite sure how to pronounce that. Sorry.
Maybe someone else knows?
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The vowel "y" is pronounced like "ee" with rounded lips. It takes a while to get it right....
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08-14-2003, 01:15 PM | #71 |
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Thank you, Sapphire_Flame! That's very helpful.
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*bows* Cuinen buiad, mellyn nin!
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08-14-2003, 06:11 PM | #73 |
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I like Grey Company because it has a great variety of words for someone who wants to learn a few quick words of a pretty language. But I do agree that they should magnify that writing in very fine print under their homepage title. None the less, I won't begin to admonish every newbie that collects a handful of vocabulary from that site. Grelvish ... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Anywho, I was wondering if anyone knows how to say some sort of more elegant insult/comebacks like "You'll forgive me if I don't get up" or "You understand if I don't hold my breath" Of course it isn't going to fit exactly but just something of that gist. I guess we could break it down to translate: "You'll understand if I don't..." and then "hold my breath" or "get up [to greet you]" The people I know at academy and clubs do know a collection of elvish and it wouldn't be very subtle if I was to insult them in a language they knew! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] But I've never heard these phrases before ... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Thanks -Maikafanawen [EDIT]: Oh yeah...I couldn't get that Ardalamdion (I think I spelt that right) website to open. Can someone give me the exact address instead of a link? Thanks! [ August 14, 2003: Message edited by: maikafanawen ]
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Maika, the address is www.ardalambion.com. Hope that helps!
And for your "polite" insults: Heniach ir u-'erin hwest nin. = You'll understand if I don't hold my breath. Heniach ir nin u-erien suilad le. = You'll understand if I don't rise to greet you. I hope I could be of assistance. Abedithon le, ~*~Aranel~*~
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Oooh! Thank ye sooo much!
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Hello everybody!
So, "Auta miqula orqu." is Grelvish? To bad, I really like it. I'm sorry if I've not seen this, but then what is the real Quenya/Sindarin translation for : Go kiss an orc? Thanks already! Aethelwine.
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08-19-2003, 10:35 AM | #77 |
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Could anyone tell me the translation for "idiot" or "fool" or something of that sort?
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"Go kiss an orc" = "Bado orch echado meleth." (lit. "go make love to an orc")
There isn't a direct word for "fool" or "idiot" in Sindarin. The closest I got was "rinc" (jerk) and "na er gladhant (one laughed at). Abedithon le, ~*~Aranel~*~
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Sorry for the very late reply, but I forgot I had posted on this treath.
*snort* Go make love to an orc! I love it! People at school, beware! *laughs* Navaer! Aethelwine.
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Actually, in the course of wandering around the Downs, I discovered the real way to say "Go kiss an orc":
Mibo orch (with a circumflex over the "i") So now you have multipy ways of offending people surrepticiously! Congrats! Abedithon le, ~*~Aranel~*~
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