Vocabulary
It is very difficult to know how many Elvish words J.R.R. Tolkien devised, because much of his writing on the subject is still unpublished. As of 2008, about 25,000 Elvish words have been published.
| English | Quenya | Sindarin equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| earth | ambar, cemen | amar, ceven |
| sky | menel | menel |
| water | nén | nen |
| fire | nár | naur |
| man (male) | nér | benn |
| female | nís | bess |
| eat | mat- | mad- |
| drink | suc- | sog- |
| tall, great | alta, halla | beleg, daer |
| small | pitya, titta | niben, tithen |
| night | lóme | dû |
| day | aure, ré | aur |
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