Etymograph > Tolkien's Languages > Quenya

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Proto-language: Common Eldarin

Phonetics

Consonants

bilabiallabiodentalalveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stopb, pty /tʲ/, dy /dʲ/, d, tc /k/, qu /kʷ/, gw /gʷ/, g
fricativef, vsxh
nasalmny /nʲ/, nnw /ŋʷ/, ñ /ŋ/
approximanthy /j̊/, y /j/hw /w̥/, w
trillhr /r̥/, r
lateralhl /l̥/, l

Historical Consonants

bilabialdentalalveolarvelar
stop
fricativeɸ, βθ, ðzɣ

Vowels

frontback
closei, íu, ú
close-mide, éo, ó
opena, á

Diphthongs: ai, oi, ui, au, eu, iu

Syllable structures: V, VV, CV, CVV, VC, VVC, CVC, CVVC

Stress rule: q-stress

Phonotactics rule: q-phono

Orthography rule: q-ortho

Grammar

Parts of speech

Noun (N), Verb (V), Adjective (ADJ), Adverb (ADV), Pronoun (PRON), Preposition (PREP), Conjunction (CONJ), Affix (AFF)

Grammatical categories