- Cities and buildings
- Fields, plains and deserts
- Forests
- Hills and mountains
- Islands and promontories
- Lands, realms and regions
- Rivers and lakes
- Seas and oceans
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Dates
First called Adûnaic in the early Second Age; there is no record of its use after the Downfall in II 33191 (persisted in common use for some 3,300 years)
Origins
Evolved from the old tongue used by the Men of the House of Hador
Race
Division
Pronunciation
Uncertain2
Meaning
'(Language of the) West'
Other names
Númenórean; said to have been named Adûnayân by the Númenóreans themselves
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AdûnaicThe Mannish tongue of the Númenóreans
The evolution of the Adûnaic language of Númenor. Taliska was the native language of the Edain, derived ultimately from Elvish, but distinct from the Elvish languages in use in Beleriand during the First Age. The languages of the Northmen and thus the Rohirrim also developed from this source, explaining their similarity to Westron as noted in The Lord of the Rings. The evolution of the Adûnaic language of Númenor. Taliska was the native language of the Edain, derived ultimately from Elvish, but distinct from the Elvish languages in use in Beleriand during the First Age. The languages of the Northmen and thus the Rohirrim also developed from this source, explaining their similarity to Westron as noted in The Lord of the Rings. The native tongue of the Númenóreans, the ancestral language of Westron. Notes
See also...Adûnakhôr, Agathurush, Akallabêth, Anadûnê, Ar-Abattârik, Ar-Adûnakhôr, Ar-Belzagar, Ar-Inziladûn, Ar-Sakalthôr, Ar-Zimrathôn, Atalantë, Calmacil, Common Language, Common Speech, Common Tongue, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile. |