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Vowels
The vowels in Quenya are pronounced distinctly in all positions. The difference between long and short vowels lies mainly in the length, not the quality, of the sound. Long vowels are marked with an acute accent.
á = long “aaaah”, as in “father”
a = short “ah”, as the a in “aisle” (just a shorter version of the “ah” sound in “father”)
é = long “e”, as in German “Mehr” (no exact equivalent in English, but something between “ee” and “eh”)
e = short “eh”, as in “end”
í = long “ee”, as in “machine” (or “see”)
i = short “i”, as in “pit”
ó = long “oooh”, as in “sore”
o = short “o”, as in “box”
ú = long “uuuh”, as in “brute” (or “room”)
u = short “u”, as in “put”
A diphthong is a combination of vowels that represent a single sound. There are 6 diphtongs in Quenya: ai (as in “aisle”), au (“house”), eu (British “so”), iu (“yule”), oi (“oil”), ui (“ruin”). Vowels in all other combinations are to be pronounced separately. This, as well as final e, is often marked by dieresis (two dots). The use of dieresis is optional, and it is not used in Tengwar writing.
Consonants
c = always pronounced as “k” (“come”)
h = pronounced as “h” (hand) in the beginning of words, and as “ch” (German “Bach”) between consonants. Not pronounced at all in the combinations hw, hy, hl, hr in the beginning of words.
l = always like in “let”
ng = both sounds are heard, as in “finger”, not as in “singer”
r = trilled, as in Spanish, Italian, Russian and Scottish English. Not as in French.
s = always unvoiced as in “so”
y = always a consonant, pronounced like in “yes”
qu = “kw”: the “u” in this combination does not count as a vowel; it is just another way to spell the “w” sound
A combination of consecutive consonants is called a consonant cluster.
The vowels in Quenya are pronounced distinctly in all positions. The difference between long and short vowels lies mainly in the length, not the quality, of the sound. Long vowels are marked with an acute accent.
á = long “aaaah”, as in “father”
a = short “ah”, as the a in “aisle” (just a shorter version of the “ah” sound in “father”)
é = long “e”, as in German “Mehr” (no exact equivalent in English, but something between “ee” and “eh”)
e = short “eh”, as in “end”
í = long “ee”, as in “machine” (or “see”)
i = short “i”, as in “pit”
ó = long “oooh”, as in “sore”
o = short “o”, as in “box”
ú = long “uuuh”, as in “brute” (or “room”)
u = short “u”, as in “put”
A diphthong is a combination of vowels that represent a single sound. There are 6 diphtongs in Quenya: ai (as in “aisle”), au (“house”), eu (British “so”), iu (“yule”), oi (“oil”), ui (“ruin”). Vowels in all other combinations are to be pronounced separately. This, as well as final e, is often marked by dieresis (two dots). The use of dieresis is optional, and it is not used in Tengwar writing.
Consonants
c = always pronounced as “k” (“come”)
h = pronounced as “h” (hand) in the beginning of words, and as “ch” (German “Bach”) between consonants. Not pronounced at all in the combinations hw, hy, hl, hr in the beginning of words.
l = always like in “let”
ng = both sounds are heard, as in “finger”, not as in “singer”
r = trilled, as in Spanish, Italian, Russian and Scottish English. Not as in French.
s = always unvoiced as in “so”
y = always a consonant, pronounced like in “yes”
qu = “kw”: the “u” in this combination does not count as a vowel; it is just another way to spell the “w” sound
A combination of consecutive consonants is called a consonant cluster.
Word stress
When we speak Quenya (or English), we don’t say the whole word with equal force, unless of course there is only one syllable in that word. In words of two or more syllables, we accentuate one of them.
Some examples from English:
pho-TO-graph-er (stress on “to”)
PRE-sent (the noun meaning “gift” – stress on “pre”)
pre-SENT (the verb, as in “to present something” – stress on “sent”)
Word stress in Quenya is regular, and we can tell which syllable is stressed by looking at the shape of the word. The standard rule is that the stress falls on the penultimate syllable, meaning the second one from the end of the word, the second to last.
In words with two syllables, this is very easy:
Manwë (2 syllables, stress on first: MAN-we)
In words with three or more syllables, the stress falls on the second to last syllable if it meets one of the following criteria:
– it contains a long vowel (long vowels are marked with an accent)
– it contains a diphthong
– it contains a short vowel followed by a consonant cluster
Otherwise, the stress falls on the third to last syllable.
Notice that, as a diphthong counts as one single sound, both vowels are stressed. This is the only case where more than one vowel can receive the stress.
When we speak Quenya (or English), we don’t say the whole word with equal force, unless of course there is only one syllable in that word. In words of two or more syllables, we accentuate one of them.
Some examples from English:
pho-TO-graph-er (stress on “to”)
PRE-sent (the noun meaning “gift” – stress on “pre”)
pre-SENT (the verb, as in “to present something” – stress on “sent”)
Word stress in Quenya is regular, and we can tell which syllable is stressed by looking at the shape of the word. The standard rule is that the stress falls on the penultimate syllable, meaning the second one from the end of the word, the second to last.
In words with two syllables, this is very easy:
Manwë (2 syllables, stress on first: MAN-we)
In words with three or more syllables, the stress falls on the second to last syllable if it meets one of the following criteria:
– it contains a long vowel (long vowels are marked with an accent)
– it contains a diphthong
– it contains a short vowel followed by a consonant cluster
Otherwise, the stress falls on the third to last syllable.
Notice that, as a diphthong counts as one single sound, both vowels are stressed. This is the only case where more than one vowel can receive the stress.
重音
当我们说话时不都是一个音调，除非是这个词只有一个音节，在昆雅中就有重读。
（一些英语例子）
重读在昆雅中是有规律的，我们可以通过词的构成来判断哪一个要重读。标准规则是:重读倒数第二个音节。
只有两个音节的词，重读第一个音节（例子）
如果词中有满足下列条件之一的，重读倒数第二个音节:①词中有长元音（就是头上带尾巴的字母，如á）。②有两个连在一起的元音。③有一个短元音后面直接连着一个铺音丛。
此外，重读倒数第三个音节。
注意，如果有长元音单独作一个音节，这个长元音也要重读。这是唯一一种一个词中有两个重读的情况。
当我们说话时不都是一个音调，除非是这个词只有一个音节，在昆雅中就有重读。
（一些英语例子）
重读在昆雅中是有规律的，我们可以通过词的构成来判断哪一个要重读。标准规则是:重读倒数第二个音节。
只有两个音节的词，重读第一个音节（例子）
如果词中有满足下列条件之一的，重读倒数第二个音节:①词中有长元音（就是头上带尾巴的字母，如á）。②有两个连在一起的元音。③有一个短元音后面直接连着一个铺音丛。
此外，重读倒数第三个音节。
注意，如果有长元音单独作一个音节，这个长元音也要重读。这是唯一一种一个词中有两个重读的情况。
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