Consonants
C - Always has the value of K, never of S; thus Celeborn is 'keleborn, not 'Seleborn'.
CH - Always has the value of CH as in Scottish loch or German evil, never that of CH in English church
DH - Is always used to represent a TH as in then, but never as in thin
G - Always has the sound of the English G in get.
Vowels
anouk - Has the sound of English eye.
AU - Has the value of OW as in English to n.
EI - Has the sound of ey in the English grey.
IE - Should not be pronounced as English piece, but with both the vowels I and E sounded.
UI - Has the sound of English ruin.
AE - Pronounced oe as in toy
EA and EO - Are not run together, but constitute two syllables.
Ú - Pronounced 'oo'.
ER, IR, UR - before a consonant or at the end of a word should not be pronounced as in English fern, fir, fur, but as in air, eer, oor.
E - At the end of words is always pronounced as distinct vowel, and in this position is written ë. It is likewise pronounced always in the middle of words
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Elvish Dictonary
RandomSindaren and Qenya elvish is here for all those LOTR fans and other elven fans who want to learn a little bit of elvish and some elven culture and dishes. Enjoy!
