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***Sharkû*** · 08-13-2002, 05:07 AM

Yes, the Elven vowels, the monophthongs at any rate, are very close to Latin and many languages which originated from it, such as Spanish and Italian.

Morgoth, you got the pronunciation right, but the syllables which are to be pronounced wrong. App. E, once again:

"The groups er, ir, ur (finally or before a consonant) are not intented to be pronounced as in English fern, fir, fur, but rather as English air, eer, oor."

In other words, unlike it is regularly the case in English, an Elven vowel does not (radically)change its characteristics in vicinity to an r.

08-13-2002, 05:07 AM	#14
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	Yes, the Elven vowels, the monophthongs at any rate, are very close to Latin and many languages which originated from it, such as Spanish and Italian. Morgoth, you got the pronunciation right, but the syllables which are to be pronounced wrong. App. E, once again: "The groups er, ir, ur (finally or before a consonant) are not intented to be pronounced as in English fern, fir, fur, but rather as English air, eer, oor." In other words, unlike it is regularly the case in English, an Elven vowel does not (radically)change its characteristics in vicinity to an r.