Elvish

The Elvish Language of Tengwar

One of the many languages of Middle Earth.

The Basics

• Written from left to right in horizontal lines.
• Vowels are indicated by diacritics (tehtar) which appear above the consonant which precedes them or above the consonant which follows them. When vowels stand on their own or come at the beginning of a word, the diacritics appear over a special vowel holder. Long vowels are always attached to a vowel holder.
• Consonants are doubled by adding a wavy line below them.
• When the letter /s/ follows another consonant it is written with a little downward hook.
• Can be used to write Quenya, Sindarin, Westron, Sylvan, etc. (All various Elvish languages in Middle Earth)
• There is different modes of Tengwar, varying from Quenya to Sindarin.

Quenya Mode

Sindarin