逆天！《指环王》里所有语言都是托尔金造的吗

Tancave!

That's Quenya for "yes."

Quenya is just one of the dozens of languages Tolkien dreamed up for the inhabitants①of Middle Earth.Technically, it's part of the Elvish language family, which has over 15 different languages and dialects②within it.

For Tolkien, the languages came first. He created the 15 different Elvish dialects, along with languages for the Ents, the Orcs, the Dwarves, the men and the Hobbits and more. He thought of everything: The Dwarves even had a

separate③sign language, because the forges they worked were too loud.

If Tolkien had gotten his way, the books wouldn't have even been in English at all. "I should have preferred to write in Elvish," Tolkien said.

Of all the languages Tolkien created, two have enough words and grammar to be considered functional④.These languages are both Elvish in origin⑤: Quenya and Sindarin.

When he died, Tolkien left behind a large number of unpublished works, many of which are still being studied.Curious folk who want to converse⑥in Elvish themselves are in good company. The Internet abounds with language worksheets and pronunciation videos to kick start your studies.

Quel marth!

Tancave!

这在昆雅语中意为“是的”。

昆雅语只是托尔金为中土世界居民虚构的众多语言之一。严格说来，它属于精灵语系，该语系有超过15种不同的语言和方言。

对托尔金而言，语言最重要。他创造了15种不同的精灵方言，还为树人、半兽人、矮人、人类和霍比特人等生物创造了各种语言。他把一切都想到了：矮人甚至还有一种单独的手势语，因为他们工作的锻造环境噪声太大。

如果由着托尔金自己，他甚至根本都不会用英文来写这些书。“我更想用精灵语来写。”托尔金说。

在托尔金创造的所有语言中，有两种语言拥有足量的词汇和语法，被认为具有功能性。昆雅语和辛达林语都起源于精灵语。

托尔金去世后，留下大量尚未出版的著作，其中许多仍在研究之中。想用精灵语交流的好奇者们可以成为好朋友。互联网上有很多语言活页练习和发音视频可供展开研究。

Quel marth! （祝你好运！）

① inhabitant 英 [ɪn'hæbɪt(ə)nt] 美 [ɪn'hæbɪtənt]n. 居民；居住者

② dialect 英 ['daɪəlekt] 美 ['daɪə'lɛkt]n. 方言，土话 adj. 方言的

③ separate 英 [seprət] vt. 使分离；使分开；使分居vi. 分开；隔开；分居 adj. 单独的；

④ functional 英 ['fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)l] 美 ['fʌŋkʃənl] adj. 功能的

⑤ in origin 起源于，从本源

⑥ converse 英 [kən'vɜːs；ˈkɒn-] 美 [kən'vəʳs]vi. 交谈，谈话；认识 n. 逆行