Thread: "Proper Elvish"
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Old 11-02-2008, 04:22 PM   #1
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"Proper Elvish"

Well, we know that all of LOTR is meant to be translated from Westron to English, in other words, Westron isn't English. Also, all the other languages we come across in LOTR are translated, for example Rohirric isn't "really" Old Englidh (the Anglo-Saxon language).

Basically, what I'm asking is whether Tolkien ever gave an example of "true" Elvish (any form), rather than a translation. Or any language other than Westron, for that matter.
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