Silvan Elvish
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Silvan Elvish is the rustic, less formal Elvish tongue spoken by the Silvan Elves of Middle-earth’s great forests, such as Mirkwood and Lothlórien, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elvish language
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constructed language in fiction ⓘ fictional language ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The History of Middle-earth
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The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Middle-earth languages
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Tolkien languages ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Quenya high speech
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Sindarin courtly speech ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
association with forest-dwelling Elves
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rustic vocabulary and style ⓘ |
| documentationLevel | sparsely attested ⓘ |
| fandomStudyArea | Tolkienian linguistics ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Silvan speech
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Silvan tongue ⓘ Wood-elven speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | partially developed by Tolkien ⓘ |
| influencedByInWorld |
Nandorin
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Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyInLegendarium | Elvish ⓘ |
| linguisticRoleInLegendarium | vernacular of woodland Elves ⓘ |
| notableSpeakerGroupInText |
Elves of Caras Galadhon
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Elves of Thranduil’s halls GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tolkien’s legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsersCulture |
Silvan Elves of Lothlórien
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Silvan Elves of Mirkwood GENERATED ⓘ |
| register |
less formal
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rustic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Quenya
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Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Silvan Elves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Lothlórien
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Mirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ great forests of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| statusInLegendarium | incompletely attested ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByCharacterGroup |
Galadhrim of Lothlórien
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Wood-elves of Mirkwood ⓘ |
| writingSystemInWorld |
Cirth
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Tengwar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.