Sindarin
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Sindarin is an Elvish language created by J.R.R. Tolkien and widely spoken by characters in his Middle-earth legendarium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sindarin canonical | 48 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elvish language
ⓘ
constructed language ⓘ |
| alsoAppearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Quenya as a learned language in Gondor ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| evolvedFrom |
Common Telerin (in-universe)
ⓘ
Primitive Quendian (in-universe) ⓘ |
| examplePhrase |
Mae govannen
ⓘ
Namarie (variant usage) ⓘ |
| exampleWord |
elen
ⓘ
mellon ⓘ |
| fullyDevelopedBy | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Doriathrin
ⓘ
Falathrin ⓘ Gondorian Sindarin ⓘ North Sindarin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex plural formation
ⓘ
ejective consonants in some stages ⓘ initial consonant mutation ⓘ lenition ⓘ rich consonant system ⓘ vowel affection ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Finnish language
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ Old Norse language ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
Welsh ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh language
|
| inUniverseStatus | most widely spoken Elvish language in the Third Age ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tolkienian languages ⓘ |
| notableSpeaker |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Elrond ⓘ Galadriel ⓘ Gandalf ⓘ Legolas ⓘ |
| primaryUseInLegendarium | The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Quenya ⓘ |
| setting | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Dúnedain of Gondor
ⓘ
surface form:
Dúnedain
the Teleri ⓘ
surface form:
Galadhrim
Men of Arnor ⓘ Realm of Gondor ⓘ
surface form:
Men of Gondor
the Noldor ⓘ
surface form:
Noldor
Rangers of the North ⓘ Rohirrim nobility ⓘ Sindar ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Elvish languages of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| timeOfDevelopment | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Cirth
ⓘ
Tengwar ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rhûn