Quenya Pronouns are well-documented. Tolkien described them many times. The ones that aren’t attested in the source material are colored red. I’ve organized them according to case, person, and number.
It should be noted that Tolkien changed his mind on what the pronouns would be a few times over the years. This chart is aimed at Tolkien’s later work on Quenya.
Independent Pronouns
|
Singular |
Plural |
Dual |
Pronouns, Without Case-inflections Attached
|
| 1st Exclusive |
ni |
me |
met |
| Vanyarin 1st Inclusive |
— |
we |
wet |
| Exilic 1st Inclusive |
— |
ve |
vet |
| 2nd Familiar |
tye |
— |
— |
| 2nd Reverential |
le/lye |
le/lye |
let/lyet |
| 3rd |
— |
te |
tú |
| 3rd Inanimate |
sa |
— |
— |
| 3rd Animate |
se |
— |
— |
| Close |
si/sin |
sinar |
sinat |
| Far |
ta/sa |
te |
tú |
| Indefinite Animate |
mo |
| Indefinite Inanimate |
ma |
Possessive Pronouns
|
| Vanyarin 1st Exclusive |
ninya |
menya |
mentya |
| Exilic 1st Exclusive |
ninya |
menya |
menya |
| Vanyarin 1st Inclusive |
— |
wenya |
wentya |
| Exilic 1st Inclusive |
— |
venya |
venya |
| 2nd Familiar |
tyenya |
— |
— |
| Vanyarin 2nd Reverential |
lenya/lyenya |
lenya/lyenya |
lentya/lyentya |
| Exilic 2nd Reverential |
lenya/lyenya |
lenya/lyenya |
lenya/lyenya |
| 3rd |
— |
tenya |
tunya |
| 3rd Inanimate |
sanya |
— |
— |
| 3rd Animate |
senya |
— |
— |
Reflexive Pronouns
|
| 1st Exclusive |
imni |
imme |
immet |
| 1st Inclusive |
— |
inwe |
inwet |
| Vanyarin 2nd Familiar |
intye |
— |
— |
| Exilic 2nd Familiar |
inte |
— |
— |
| 2nd Reverential |
inde |
inde |
indu |
| 3rd |
— |
inte |
intu |
| 3rd Inanimate |
insa |
— |
— |
| 3rd Animate |
inse |
— |
— |
| Indefinite Animate |
immo |
| Indefinite Inanimate |
imma |
Emphatic Pronouns
|
| 1st Exclusive |
inye |
elme |
emme |
| Vanyarin 1st Inclusive |
— |
elwe |
engwe/inque |
| Exilic 1st Inclusive |
— |
elve |
engwe/inque |
| 2nd Familiar |
etye |
— |
— |
| 2nd Reverential |
elye |
elde/elle |
este |
| 3rd |
— |
inte/ilte |
ette |
| 3rd Inanimate |
essa |
— |
— |
| 3rd Animate |
esse |
— |
— |
Pronominal Suffixes
|
Singular |
Plural |
Dual |
Verb Suffix
|
| 1st Exclusive |
-(i)nye |
-lme |
-mme |
| Archaic 1st Inclusive |
— |
-lwe |
-ngwe/-(i)nque |
| Exilic 1st Inclusive |
— |
-lve |
-ngwe/-(i)nque |
| 2nd Familiar |
-tye |
— |
— |
| 2nd Reverential |
-lye |
-lde/-lle |
-ste |
| 3rd |
— |
-(i)nte/-(i)lte |
-tte |
| 3rd Inanimate |
-ssa |
— |
— |
| 3rd Animate |
-sse |
— |
— |
Possessive Suffix
|
| 1st Exclusive |
-(i)nya |
-lma |
-mma |
| Vanyarin 1st Inclusive |
— |
-lwa |
-ngwa/-(i)nqua |
| Exilic 1st Inclusive |
— |
-lva |
-ngwa/-(i)nqua |
| 2nd Familiar |
-tya |
— |
— |
| 2nd Reverential |
-lya |
-lda/-lla |
-sta |
| Vanyarin 3rd |
-ya/-zya |
-(i)nta/-(i)lta |
-twa |
| Exilic 3rd |
-ya/-rya |
-(i)nta/-(i)lta |
-twa |
Shortened Nominative Verb Suffix
|
| 1st |
-n |
— |
— |
| 2nd Familiar |
-t |
— |
— |
| 2nd Reverential |
-l |
-l |
— |
| 3rd |
-s |
— |
— |
Shortened Accusative Verb Suffix
|
| 3rd |
-s |
-t |
— |
Verb Suffix With a Noun Subject
|
| 3rd |
NOTHING |
-r |
-tte |
Demonstrative Adjectives
|
Singular |
Plural |
| Close, Immediate |
sina |
sine |
| Far |
sana/tana/tanya |
sane/tane/tanye |
| Far, in the Past |
yana |
yane |
| Far, in the Future |
enta |
ente |
Demonstrative Pronouns With Case-inflections
|
Close |
English |
Far |
English |
| Instrumental |
sinen |
using this, by these means |
tanen |
using that, by those means |
| Genetive |
sio |
hence, of this |
tó |
thence, of that |
| Ablative |
silo |
hence, from this |
talo |
thence, from that |
| Respective |
sís |
near here |
tas |
near there |
| Locative |
sisse |
in here |
tasse |
in there |
| Allative |
sir/sira/sinna |
hither, towards this |
tar/tara/tanna |
thither, towards that |
Miscellaneous Demonstratives
|
Close |
English |
Far |
English |
Long Ago |
English |
| Place-Words |
sinome |
this place |
tanome/sanome |
that place |
|
| Time-Words |
silume |
this time |
talume/salume |
that time |
yalúme |
that time long ago |
| Matter-Words |
sima |
this matter |
tama |
that matter |
|
| Time |
sí |
now |
tá |
then |
yá |
long ago |
| Adverb |
sie |
thus, like this |
ta |
so, like that |
|
| Adjective |
síte |
of this sort |
taite |
of that sort |
|
