Elvish

Elvish is the ancient language of the elves. It is descended from Sylvan, the language of the fey, and exists today as several distinct dialects that correspond to the elven subraces and their histories.
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Dialects

The dialects of Elvish are as diverse as the elven race. Every elven ethnicity has their own unique way of using and speaking the language; some dialects are similar to each other while others are greatly different.
The two most similar dialects are Mendari Elvish and Aendari Elvish, spoken by the grey elves and wood elves respectively. These two culturally different ethnicities have dwelt on Amanor amongst the other mortal races and with regular contact with one another, and their dialects of Elvish have identical morphology and phonology. Differences are found mainly in vocabulary, but speakers of these two dialects can usually communicate with one another very easily. These two dialects also have a vast array of sub-dialects distributed geographically, for both grey elves and wood elves populate the entire vast breadth of the known world.
The high elves of Ellondoth speak so-called Ellandari Elvish. which has developed from a fusion of Mendari and Aendari dialects that were spoken in Ellondoth some 3,000 years ago. These ancient populations have effectively merged together in the time since, and the high elves of today have been isolated from the rest of the world, self-quarantined to their own nation indefinitely. Ellandari Elvish is notably different from common forms of Elvish in most grammatical aspects.

Dictionary

11 Words.

Spoken by

• High elves

Common phrases

Dhongain ceriun...

Human habits...

Hain anias durniathanias.

Never forget past seasons.

Words

Nouns

amon

a mountain

cîrthil

a savage wound

corma

a ring

dhong

a human

elv

an elf

falas

a shield

ien

a land

ierin

a forest

minas

a tower

namare

a farewell

tir

a place that is home

Pronouns

mine

me, I

tue

you

han

he, she

History

The first form of Elvish differentiated from Sylvan in the later parts of the Dawn Age after the fey retreated from Amanor to the mirror dimension of Tír-na-nÓg, leaving the ancient elves to their own devices. This was over ten thousand years ago from today.