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Shade of Carn Dûm
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I've been here a while and know it means welcome, but what literally does mae govannen mean? And in what language?
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It means "well met" in Elvish. I'm not sure if it's Quenya or Sindarin, but I'm leaning towards Sindarin.
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Yes, "mae govannen" is Sindarin.
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Is it pronounced "may GO-van-in"?
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I always pronounce it "may go-VAN-en". Am I right or wrong?
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It is go-VAN-nen. The stress fall on the next to the last syllable since there are 2 consonants, "n's", preceding the final -en of the final syllable.
It would be GO-va-nen if there were only one consonent; that is if it were spelled 'govanen'. [ July 30, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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Ok, thanks
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lol!
Well what can i say except: Oi, Mae govannen, Mellon! Yes, very well met [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Ps Hiya Pio [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] nice to be back, i had missed a lot, mmmh...
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Hmmm...
I`ve always pronounced `Mae Govannen` exactly as I write it [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] |
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hey, here's a good question-how do you say "Mace" (medieval weapon mace) in quenya? i've looked at two places that have translators, and one of them is really comprehesive, yet could find no equivalent.
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