Early Quenya
ya
pronoun. relative pronoun
Derivations
- ᴱ√YA “demonstrative pointing back”
Element in
- Eq. en ilta n·ner ya me·qetsime ka húyo ne hwa·telpe ie-rautanéma ompa va húyo “thereupon in came the man {from whom we heard >>} by whom we were told his money had all been stolen from him” ✧ PE14/054
- Eq. yain tavárin lilyen marden ✧ PE16/080
- Eq. yar i vilya anta miqilis “to whom the air gives kisses” ✧ MC/215; PE16/090; PE16/092
- Eq. ya qensie melmur ne iksa telpe rautanéma “by whom we were told his money had all been stolen from him” ✧ PE14/054
yan
conjunction. when
-tya
suffix. causative
Element in
Variations
- -tya ✧ PE14/058
- -ta ✧ QL/058 (-ta)
ya(n)
conjunction. and
Derivations
- ᴱ√YA “*and” ✧ QL/104
Element in
- Eq. Eldar yan Indi “*Elves and Men” ✧ QL/043
- Eq. kuluvai ya karnevalinar “*of golden feathers and orange-red ones too” ✧ VT40/08
- Eq. mára mesta an ni véla tye ento, ya rato nea “good-bye until I see you next, and I hope it will be soon” ✧ LFC/030
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√YA > ya(n) [jan] ✧ QL/104 Variations
- ya ✧ LFC/030; PE15/69 (
ya); VT40/08- yan ✧ PE15/69 (
yan); QL/043
-víke
suffix. as
Element in
- Eq.
noldovike“like a gnome, after the gnomes’ way” ✧ PE15/69 (noldovike)Variations
- vīke ✧ QL/101
man
pronoun. who
Derivations
- ᴱ√MA “root of indef[inite]”
Element in
- Eq. man kiluva kirya ninqe? “Who shall see a white ship?” ✧ MC/213; MC/213
- Eq. man kiluva lómi sangane? “Who shall see the clouds gather?” ✧ MC/214
- Eq. hui oilima man kiluva “Who shall see the last evening?” ✧ MC/214
- Eq. man tenuva súru laustane? “Who shall hear the wind roaring?” ✧ MC/213
- Eq. máno kiluvando ninqe lutya kirya wilwarindon “*who shall see a white ship sailing like a butterfly” ✧ PE16/077
- Eq. man tiruva rusta kirya? “Who shall heed a broken ship?” ✧ MC/214
Variations
- maano ✧ PE16/077