Valarin
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Valarin is the ancient and powerful tongue of the Valar in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, known for its complex, alien-sounding phonology and limited use among other peoples of Arda.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed language
ⓘ
fictional language ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings legendarium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of the Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Tolkienian constructed languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Quenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| describedAs |
alien-sounding
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ancient ⓘ powerful ⓘ |
| developmentStage | partially developed by Tolkien ⓘ |
| etymologicalRole | source of some divine and cosmological names ⓘ |
| fictionalTimeDepth | originates before the awakening of Elves and Men ⓘ |
| hasCorpusSize | very small ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
long complex consonant clusters
ⓘ
non-Indo-European sound patterns ⓘ polysyllabic word forms ⓘ un-Elvish phonotactics ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsIn |
Quenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanyarin Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
complex phonology
ⓘ
limited attestation ⓘ limited use among other peoples of Arda ⓘ |
| influenced |
Quenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vanyarin dialect of Quenya ⓘ |
| languageOf |
Maiar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaStatus | one of Tolkien’s least-documented languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegionInFiction |
Aman
GENERATED
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Valinor GENERATED ⓘ |
| rarelyUsedBy |
Elves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Tengwar (reconstructed/secondary usage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingUniverse | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenByCharacterClass | Ainur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInLegendarium |
little-known to Elves
ⓘ
not commonly taught to the Children of Ilúvatar ⓘ sacred language of the Valar ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Maiar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
names of Valar
ⓘ
some cosmological terms ⓘ |
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