Thanks to a generous donation from “Liberty of the USA”, Merin Essi ar Quenteli! is able to keep its doors open for another year! You can view the list of donors (first names and country of origin only) here. Thank you for helping keep our website going! Máriessë ar márienna!
Fiona J.
Hello! I'm your friendly neighborhood linguist! I grew up on a small sheep and horse ranch in Montana, but now I'm a city-slicker and a college grad, with a degree in English-Linguistics from the University of Montana. I am the owner and head translator of this website.
Realelvish Forum
The forums have had a make-over! Proboards is updating their forum software, and I just spent several hours tweaking the settings to make it look nice. Some cool new features: We have a shotbox! And, you can build your own avatar! It’s got a really sleek, modern look too. I
Affiliates and Sindarin
Today I updated the 101 Sindarin phrasebook, and added a new affiliate (SpanishFakeESDLA)! Then I went about the sad business of removing the affiliates that have been inactive for more than 2 years or that have links which no longer work. I hope that the aftermath of the Hobbit movie
Phrasebooks Updated
Phrasebook Database, version 2.0 I added a few phrases to them, and added a new column for the new, simpler pronunciation guide. Let me know what you think! And let me know if you find any errors. There are bound to be a few that slipped through the cracks, as
Pronunciation Guides – Your Input Please!
I’m trying to make my pronunciation guides easier for people who aren’t familiar with IPA. Please check them out here (Quenya) and here (Sindarin). Let me know what you think! Thanks!
Help support Realelvish.net and go to The Hobbit movies!
“How?” you may ask. It’s actually quite simple. At the bottom of Realelvish.Net‘s page, where the disclaimer and the site design credits are, there is a link and an ad for Fandango tickets. If you order tickets to The Hobbit on Fandango by clicking on that link then doing it,
Quenya and Aduna Phrases
I posted a link to my phrasebook database project on Elfling, and got some useful critiques. I uploaded the edited version last Friday (Sep. 21st) which now holds a whopping 7259 phrases in it.
I’m Back!
I’m back; I had a lovely time, and now school has started. Right now I’m focusing on finishing the new Elvish section of Arwen-Undomiel.com. It’s going to be awesome! I’m gathering voice actors (only people in Missoula, Montana whom I can train personally and record personally). It’s a lot of
Fandango
Feedback appreciated!
The Phrasebook Database is Launched!
You can find it here: The Phrasebook Database In it is included the thousands of new Quenya phrases that I’ve been working on translating the past few months. The main reason that I decided to do this at last is the dialects. You now have the ability to select which