Quenya
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Quenya is a fictional Elvish language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, noted for its complex grammar and melodic, Latin-like sound, and used by characters such as Aragorn in his Middle-earth legendarium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quenya canonical | 24 |
| High-elvish | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed language
ⓘ
fictional language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Elvish languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Elf-Latin
High-elven ⓘ Quenya ⓘ
surface form:
High-elvish
|
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| developmentStarted | c. 1910s ⓘ |
| fandomUse |
studied by language enthusiasts
ⓘ
used in fan fiction ⓘ used in fan poetry ⓘ |
| fullyDevelopedBy | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasCase |
ablative
ⓘ
allative ⓘ genitive ⓘ instrumental ⓘ locative ⓘ nominative ⓘ possessive ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
complex inflectional grammar ⓘ melodic phonology ⓘ relatively simple consonant clusters ⓘ rich case system ⓘ vowel harmony tendencies ⓘ |
| hasGrammarDocumentation |
Late Notes on Quenya
ⓘ
Outline of Phonology ⓘ Elves ⓘ
surface form:
Quendi and Eldar
The Etymologies ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | fusional-agglutinative mix ⓘ |
| hasNotableText |
Aia María (Ave Maria translation)
ⓘ
Markirya ⓘ Namárië ⓘ Noldolantë (fragmentary) ⓘ |
| hasNumber |
dual
ⓘ
partitive plural ⓘ plural ⓘ singular ⓘ |
| hasPhonemeType | five-vowel system (a, e, i, o, u) ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | relatively free ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Finnish language
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish
Gothic ⓘ Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus |
ancient language
ⓘ
ceremonial language ⓘ learned language ⓘ scholarly language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Elvish languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Elvish languages (Tolkien)
|
| primaryStressPattern |
antepenultimate syllable (otherwise)
ⓘ
penultimate syllable (if heavy) ⓘ |
| scriptCreator |
Fëanor
ⓘ
surface form:
Fëanor (Tengwar, in-universe)
|
| setting | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| spokenByCharacter |
Aragorn
ⓘ
Elrond ⓘ Finrod Felagund ⓘ Fëanor ⓘ Galadriel ⓘ |
| spokenByFictionalGroup |
the Noldor
ⓘ
surface form:
High Elves
the Noldor ⓘ
surface form:
Noldor
the Vanyar ⓘ
surface form:
Vanyar
|
| subfamily | High-elven ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ
surface form:
The Hobbit (appendices and notes)
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Sarati (historical in-universe)
ⓘ
Tengwar ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Narsil
subject surface form:
Andúril
this entity surface form:
High-elvish