Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Early Quenya

tengwe

noun. knowledge, understanding; idea, notion, thought

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEŊE “know, understand” ✧ QL/091

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TEŊE > tengwe[teŋwē] > [teŋwe] > [teŋgwe]✧ QL/091

Variations

  • tingwe ✧ PE16/145
Early Quenya [PE16/145; PME/091; QL/070; QL/091] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teket

noun. letter

@@@ used for “letter (epistola)” in NQNT

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEKE “make marks” ✧ QL/090

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TEKE > teket[tekett] > [teket]✧ QL/090

Variations

  • teketta ✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teketta

noun. letter

-issa

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ISI “*know” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Element in

  • Eq. Eldarissa “Language of the Eldar” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
  • Eq. Noldorissa “Language of the Noldoli” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ISI > -issa[-issā] > [issa]✧ LT2A/Eldarissa
Early Quenya [LT2A/Eldarissa] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-qet(se)

suffix. language

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QETE “*speak” ✧ QL/077

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QETE > qet[kʷet]✧ QL/077

Variations

  • qet ✧ QL/077
  • -qetse ✧ QL/077
Early Quenya [QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by