Elvish languages - wikipedia Elvish languages This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2012 ) Elvish languages are constructed languages used by Elves in a fantasy setting. Contents 1 Tolkien 's Elvish languages 2 Other Elvish languages 3 References 4 External links Tolkien 's Elvish languages Main article : Elvish languages ( Middle - earth ) Author J.R.R. Tolkien created many languages for his Elves, which eventuated in the creation of a mythology ( expounded in his books ), complete with races, to speak the languages he had constructed. The language has quickly spread among modern day use, resulting in Quenya and Sindarin to become legally stated languages. His interest was primarily philological, and he said his stories grew out of his languages. The languages were the first thing Tolkien created for his mythos, starting with what he originally called `` Qenya '', the first primitive form of Elvish. This was later called Quenya ( High - elven ) and is one of the two most complete of Tolkien 's languages ( the other being Sindarin, or Grey - elven ). The phonology and grammar of Quenya are strongly influenced by Finnish, Latin, Greek and elements of ancient Germanic languages, and Sindarin is strongly influenced by Welsh. Internal history of Elvish languages Primitive Quendian the tongue of all Elves at Cuiviénen Common Eldarin the tongue of the Elves during the March Avarin combined languages of the Avari ( at least six ), some later merged with Nandorin Quenya the language of the Ñoldor and the Vanyar Common Telerin the early language of all the Lindar Quendya also Vanyarin Quenya, daily tongue of the Vanyar Exilic Quenya also Ñoldorin Quenya, colloquial speech of the Noldor Telerin the language of the Teleri who reached the Undying Lands ; a dialect of Quenya Sindarin language of the Sinar Nandorin languages of the Nandor, some were influenced by Avarin Tolkien conceived a family tree of Elvish languages, all descending from a common ancestor called Primitive Quendian. He worked extensively on how the languages diverged from Primitive Quendian over time, in phonology and grammar, in imitation of the development of real language families. In addition to Quenya and Sindarin, he sketched several other Elvish languages in far less detail, such as Telerin, Nandorin, and Avarin. In addition to Tolkien 's original lexicon, many fans have contributed words and phrases, attempting to create a language that can be fully used in reality. Other Elvish languages This section contains a list of miscellaneous information. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. ( December 2017 ) Since Tolkien, others have invented Elvish languages in their own fiction. Several borrow sounds and forms ( or even whole words ) from Tolkien 's Elvish languages, especially Quenya, while others are quite distinct. Elven, the language of RuneScape 's Elves, is basically Welsh with a slight twist. The Ancient Language The language of the elves in The Inheritance Cycle. Also used by the riders and other magic users to cast spells. It was based on Old Norse and was the language of the now extinct Grey Folk. One can not lie in the Ancient Language and is bound by what one says in it. Elven, the language of the surface Elves of Dungeons & Dragons ( of which there are several dialects including Ssamath of the Drow, which drow use in conjunction with Deep Speech ). Ellylon and Hen Llinge ( Elder Speech ) - elvish languages of Andrzej Sapkowski 's The Witcher saga, based on Welsh, Irish, French and English. Eltharin, the language of the elves of Warhammer Fantasy setting : Fan - Eltharin, the language of the Wood Elves. Tar - Eltharin, the language of the Sea Elves and High Elves Druhir, the language of the Dark Elves Sperethiel, The language of elves in Shadowrun. Elvish language of Gael Baudino 's Strands series, based on the Romance languages. The Elvish language ( s ) of the Warcraft universe ( Darnassian, Nazja, and Thalassian ), are not described in detail but superficially resemble Tolkien 's. Together, Darnassian, Nazja, and Thalassian are considered the modern elvish tongues of the Warcraft universe spoken by the modern Kaldorei, the Naga, and the highborne ( respectively ) while Elvish itself is considered an ancient tongue that is no longer used as a primary language. It is assumed that Elvish is the language from which Darnassian evolved ; Darnassian then branched into Nazja, spoken underwater by the kaldorei that followed Queen Azshara after the sundering, and later on, Thalassian, which is spoken by the highborne as well as the Blood Elves. `` Gnommish '' The language of the Artemis Fowl series, sometimes read in a spiral. Elvish, the language of the Dalish elves in the Dragon Age series of videogames ( and, to an extremely limited extent, the City Elves as well ). The Elves, or Mer, of the universe of The Elder Scrolls, use various languages derived from ancient Ehlnofex. Such languages include Dunmeris, Pyandonean, Orcish ( Orsimeris ) and Bosmeris, among others. The elves in the film Hellboy II : The Golden Army speak a language based on Scottish Gaelic. Shiväisith - language of the Dark Elves in Thor : The Dark World constructed by David J. Peterson. References Jump up ^ Solopova, Elizabeth ( 2009 ), Languages, Myths and History : An Introduction to the Linguistic and Literary Background of J.R.R. Tolkien 's Fiction, New York City : North Landing Books, `` Invented Languages '', ISBN 0 - 9816607 - 1 - 1 External links Writing with Elvish fonts Sindarin Dictionary Constructed languages Classification Purpose Artistic Fictional Language game Auxiliary ( IAL / LAI ) Universal Zonal Engineered Experimental Musical Philosophical Source A priori A posteriori Characteristics Oligosynthetic Specific languages by group Auxiliary Babm Blissymbols Bolak Esperanto Esperantido Esperanto 1894 Esperanto II Ido Mundolinco Romániço Glosa Interglossa Idiom Neutral Interlingua de IALA International Sign Kotava Langue nouvelle Latino sine flexione Lingua Franca Nova Lingwa de planeta Mondial Nal Bino Neo Novial Occidental Sambahsa Solresol Sona Spokil Unish Universalglot Uropi Volapük Zonal Afrihili Folkspraak Iazychie Interslavic / Medžuslovjansky Romanid Slovio Engineered aUI Ithkuil Kalaba - X Loglan Lojban Ro Toki Pona Fictional and other artistic Atlantean Brithenig Dothraki Enchanta Kēlen Klingon Kobaïan Láadan Loxian Middle - earth languages Adûnaic Quenya Sindarin more... 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Question: what is the name of the elvish language in lotr
Answer: Primitive Quendian