English: What is your name?
Literal Translation: What is your name (formal)
Guide for Adding Punctuation to the Tengwar and Cirth
Cirth, used for Woodelven and Doriathren Sindarin:
6c l b,b0 a;,
Tengwar the Mode of Beleriand, used for Exilic Sindarin:
y] ` l6l3 j`V6À
Tengwar with vowel-tehtar, used for Quenya, Gondorian-Sindarin, Adúnaic, and Black Speech:
t`C `B 5$3F j~B5À
- Language(s):
- Exilic Sindarin
This dialect of Sindarin is spoken by the Noldorin exiles and their students. In Middle-earth in the 2nd and 3rd ages, they were most often found west of the Misty Mountains.
- Gondorian Sindarin
This dialect of Sindarin was spoken by the Gondorians. It has many grammatical and pronunciation differences from the other dialects, because Sindarin is spoken as a second language there.
- Woodelven Sindarin
This dialect of Sindarin was originally spoken in south-eastern Beleriand – Lindon and Ossiriand. The survivors moved to Mirkwood and Lothlórien, joining their Nandorin cousins. The Nandor adopted this dialect of Sindarin.
- Exilic Sindarin
- Phrasebook Chapter(s): Introductions
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Abbreviation List
- *Asterisks mark fan-made words. Learn more about this: About Neo-Elvish.
- [ex]/[inc] = Exclusive/Inclusive. This is for different meanings of "we". Exclusive "we" means "us, excluding you", and Inclusive "we" means "us, including you".
- [2] = Dual Plural. This is a plural form of when there are 2 of something.
- [pl] = Plural.
- [sing] = Singular.
Why isnt the letter “a” above the letter “m” in “ma i eneth lín?
Because when writing Sindairn with Tengwar in the General Use mode, a vowel goes on the following consonant. If there’s no following consonant, the vowel goes on a vowel carrier, not the preceding consonant.