Is Elvish a "real" language?

[MochaDuck]

So is it really possible to speak Elvish (from lord of the rings) fluently? Where would one learn Elvish?
Thanks all

 

[Stiletto]

Curious question! Apparently you can learn it online.

You'd need to decide which dialect to start with.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Yep, though I don't know where to point you for learning it. @Abriana A topic that may be of interest to you.

 

[drumstick diva]

Didja know Nicholas Hoult (of Warm Bodies, zombie movie) will be playing Tolkien in a story of life.

 

[Abriana]

Yep, though I don't know where to point you for learning it. @Abriana A topic that may be of interest to you.

Oh yesssss! Thanks Kate
Tolkien came up with several elvish languages/dialects Quenya (spoken by high elves or “grey elves” is more commonly used at ceremonies and elegant events I guess you could say) and Sindarin (the most common elvish tongue in middle earth, and the language used in the LotR/Hobbit movies) are the ones that are well developed enough to speak and write in. However Tolkien never intended these to be actual languages that one could fluently speak, so while you can learn many words and phrases, elvish isn’t actually well-developed enough to speak as an actual language like French or Spanish.

I know some phrases and words in both quenya and sindarin and I’ve found sindarin to be easier to learn and speak, but that is a matter of opinion and a matter of how you are able to pronounce different languages. I’m still puzzling out how to write in elvish, it’s quite complicated.

There are lots of websites online that can teach you, but be sure to find a reputable one that actually teaches Tolkien’s languages and not their opinions of it. I’m still searching for a good one elvish translators can also be useful.

*deep breath* and there is my speech

 

[MochaDuck]

Curious question! Apparently you can learn it online.

You'd need to decide which dialect to start with.

Alright. What dialect does Aragon speak?

 

[Loopeend]

Technically; when you can speak it between 2 people it is a language.

 

[Stiletto]

Alright. What dialect does Aragon speak?

Sindarin.

 

[HeartsDelight]

https://books.google.com/books/abou...le_earth.html?id=JUxaU2UcJLsC&source=kp_cover

I've always been fond of this book

 

[Abriana]

Technically; when you can speak it between 2 people it is a language.

Yes technically you CAN but it’s quite limited. For the LotR and Hobbit movies coinage of new sindarin elvish words was necessary.