In the Third Age, Westron is used as the common language, spoken by most peoples. It comes from Adûnaic and the natives languages of Middle-earth. Westron (Westron: Adûni, Sindarin: Annúnaid), or the Common Speech (Westron: Sôval Phârë), is a language of Middle-earth. From Adûnaic and the native languages of the western coastlands of Middle-earth developed Westron. After the Fall of Númenor, Adûnaic was not often used anymore. Mannish (Human) languages Adûnaic Īdûnaic is the language of the people of Númenor. It later became the most common elvish language spoken in Middle-earth. It was spoken by the Sindar (or Grey Elves) in Middle-earth. From Telerin developed several new languages and dialects, for example Sindarin. Because of this Tolkien sometimes called Quenya the "Elf- Latin". In the Second Age and especially in the Third Age, Quenya in Middle-earth was used more as a scientific and ritual language. But the native Sindarin became far more common in everyday speech. When the Noldor returned to Middle-earth in the First Age, they brought Quenya with them. It was spoken by the Vanyar and Noldor elves in Valinor.
The Eldarin languages can be divided into two groups: Quenya language and Telerin languages (which includes Telerin, Nandorin, and Sindarin). Later the Elvish languages were also used by humans, especially by scientists and the nobility. At other times, Elvish languages were the common speech. The Elvish languages or Eldarin languages are the languages of the Elves. Languages of Middle-earth Elvish languages Tolkien also created the Tengwar, Sarati, and Cirth scripts for his languages. Quenya and Sindarin are the best and most developed languages, while others like Rohirric, Khuzdûl, or Black Speech, are not so developed. Other languages are not very detailed, and some languages have only a few words and names. Some of Tolkien's languages have a detailed grammar and vocabulary. The internal history means how the languages evolved and were used inside the fictional story by the fictional people who spoke them. Aside from the external history, most of his languages have also an invented "internal history". He invented several languages, which he then used in his Middle-earth writings. Tolkien was a philologist, and he was interested in language since he was a child. Tolkien, used in his Middle-earth universe.Įxternal history This article is about the constructed languages of J.
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