Sindarin

This language was born in Beleriand, and became the Lingua Franca of the elves of Middle-earth.

Ego, nestago i lam gîn min nîf orch

English: Go French-kiss an orc Literal Translation: be gone,nsert your tonguen the orc’s face (informal) Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: bRð ,b#cRð l ac6 R;, 6l, ,;4 ð@t Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: lsh =

Panno i phairf ar isto din!

English: Read the books and learn them! Literal Translation: Open the books and know them Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: q]5h ` e]Õ7r ]7 `81h 2`6Á Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya, Gondorian-Sindarin, Adúnaic, and Black Speech:

Galu a deithad vain

English: Good fortune and fair writing Literal Translation: Good fortune and fair writing Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: RcaS c 9J0c9 4í, Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: s]j. ] 2lÕ3]2 r]Õ6 Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used

Iston gin eithad be edhellen, a nin ú-cheniog

English: I can insult you in Elvish, and you won’t understand me Literal Translation: I know how tonsult youn Elvish, and you can’t understand me (informal) Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: l#ð, Rl, J0c9 2b b!b:b, c ,l, ktb,lðR

Pedin i phith in aníron, a nin ú-cheniog

English: I can say what I wish, and you can’t understand me Literal Translation: I say the words that I want, and you can’t understand me (informal) Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 1b9l, l 3l0 l, c,;@ð, c ,l,

Penion narn

English: I am editing the story Literal Translation: I fix the story Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 1b,lð, ,c@, Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: ql6`h6 6]76 Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya, Gondorian-Sindarin, Adúnaic, and

Teitho annin

English: Write to/for me Literal Translation: write to/for me Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 8J0ð cdl, Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: 1lÕ3h ]5`6 Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya, Gondorian-Sindarin, Adúnaic, and Black Speech: 1hF3`N

Mudassen anand anin narn hen

English: I have toiled long on this tale Literal Translation: I toiled long for this story Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 6S9c%%b, c,cd c,l, ,c@, fb, Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: y.2]kl6 ]6]2{ ]6`6 6]76

Ni degilbor

English: I am a writer Literal Translation: I am a writer Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: ,l 9bRla2ð@ Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin: 6` 2ls`jwh7 Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya, Gondorian-Sindarin, Adúnaic, and Black

Melin i narn dhîn

English: I love your story Literal Translation: I love your story (formal) Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin: 6bal, l ,c@, !;, Pronunciation Guides Language(s): DoriathrenThis dialect was spoken by the Sindar in Beleriand before Morgoth and the Noldor arrived.