Sindarin
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| Conlang | Sindarin |
| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Year Began | N/A |
| Language Type | professional fictional diachronic language |
| Lexicon Size | 1600 |
| Etymologies | Yes |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | No |
Sindarin is a professional fictional diachronic language created by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Description
Sindarin is the language of the Grey Elves in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and other books in his legendarium.
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Uniqueness
Sindarin is descended via Old Sindarin from Primitive Elvish, the common ancestor of Quenya.
It shares a writing system, known as Tengwar with Tolkien's other elvish languages.
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Language sources
Welsh phonology.
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Interest of others
Fans of The Lord of the Rings, especially the movies. For a detailed description of David Salo's Neo-Sindarin (expanded for use in the films), see Salo's book A Gateway to Sindarin.
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External links
| Site | Broken Link | Author | Site Languages |
| http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/sindarin.htm | No | Helge Kåre Fauskanger; Harold Ensle | English |
| http://home.ix.netcom.com/~heensle/lang/elvish/elvish.html | No | NA | English |
