Two, possibly simple, questions to Quenya experts.
1. How do you make a genitive out of a gerund? matie-o? matio? matyo? (Same for adding -uva to perfects: mátIEUva? mátyeuva?)
2. How do you write postvocalic Y in tengwar? Is it even possible to spell yulmaya or just anda néya? Do we put the two dots under a tehta? Or maybe spell them like they were diphthongs with I instead? (like Mayar <> Maiar?)
Paul Strack Sep 23, 2015 (06:01)
As for the Tengwar, I'd guess you'd use yanta for post-vocalic "y", since the difference between y and diphthongal i is pretty small anyway.
Tamas Ferencz Sep 23, 2015 (08:52)
according to +Måns Björkman
When occurring solely, and not following a consonant, the palatal sound y was represented by the silent tengwa anna together with the palatalization tehta.
on http://at.mansbjorkman.net/teng_quenya.htm
Александр Запрягаев Sep 23, 2015 (20:59)
Tamas Ferencz Sep 24, 2015 (11:00)
why is it disturbing? It's not awkward looking and not difficult to pronounce.
Александр Запрягаев Sep 24, 2015 (19:50)
I missed anna altogether; much thanks! I've decided to study Outline of Phonology carefully now; how much it hurts that the cluster development should be considered much wrong (tengwa etc.)!
Ицхак Пензев Jan 11, 2016 (20:17)
Александр Запрягаев Jan 14, 2016 (15:16)