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Aiwendil · 02-16-2004, 06:37 PM

Yes, the question seems to be whether Oarni/Earni is Quenya or Sindarin.

I had assumed that "Oarni" was Qenya. It certainly looks more like Qenya than Gnomish. And though I don't have the Qenya Lexicon, in the index to the Qenya Lexicon I find "oar (n-)". So I think we can safely guess that it is Qenya.

I don't see any reason to change it to Sindarin, despite the possibility that that would allow us to retain "oar" rather than "ear". So I vote for a change to "Earni".

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02-16-2004, 06:37 PM	#23
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Yes, the question seems to be whether Oarni/Earni is Quenya or Sindarin. I had assumed that "Oarni" was Qenya. It certainly looks more like Qenya than Gnomish. And though I don't have the Qenya Lexicon, in the index to the Qenya Lexicon I find "oar (n-)". So I think we can safely guess that it is Qenya. I don't see any reason to change it to Sindarin, despite the possibility that that would allow us to retain "oar" rather than "ear". So I vote for a change to "Earni".