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Deon

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Sindarin language - I need help on this.
« on: July 17, 2008, 04:47:25 pm »
I want to make my elves to speak Sindarin.
However I have troubles to find some of the words.

The "-" indicate the words which are not translated because I can't find appopriate dictionary.
The "===" line indicates the place where I've stopped today.
If you have any sources and can provide me a translation of the words marked with "-" I'd be most grateful. Thanks.

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Re: Sindarin language - I need help on this.
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2008, 04:47:56 pm »
The language file continues.
It's a pity the message is 40000 symbols only.
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Re: Sindarin language - I need help on this.
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 04:59:51 pm »
Amon = Mount
Amarth = Doom


All the Sindar I know, thanks to the band.
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Re: Sindarin language - I need help on this.
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 05:24:02 pm »
Sadly there's no mount in df language files... I've found a few online dictionaries but they lack many words =(.
Also the ale is not "sog", it's more like a "drink", I'd like to know actual sindar names for drinks. I have only tolkien dwarven names for drinks.
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Re: Sindarin language - I need help on this.
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2008, 01:40:47 pm »
Why don't you try with Quenya? There is a very long dictionary on it, while Sindarin never really got evolved much. Sindarin was actually a derivative of Quenya, sorta like a dialect that got evolved to a new language. We don't have much on it, other than general rules on how it sounded differently than Quenya. At least that's what I recall from the days I used to play with them :)

Ardalambion has a load of info on all the Tolkien languages. Maybe you'll prove me wrong if you search there (I'm a Quenya fan, never dabbled with Sindarin much ;p)

Good luck, if you achieve it, send me a pm :)
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Re: Sindarin language - I need help on this.
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2008, 01:57:51 pm »
Man. If you ever manage to finish this, on any damn language, I will grant you a huge dwarven wine cookie, menacing with spikes of chocolate, sugar and joy. And encircled with bands of holy sweetness. A virtual one, of course.
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