Just how many Elves?

[Orald]

The elves awoke before the First Age began, at the rekindling of the stars. And Imin, Tata, and Enel were the first three elves to awake. Here is the quote:

According to the legend, preserved in almost identical form among both the Elves of Aman and the Sindar, the Three Clans were in the beginning derived from the three Elf-fathers: Imin, Tata, and Enel (sc. One, Two, Three), and those whom each chose to join his following.