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Tengwar meaning

A constructed script created by J. R. R. Tolkien for his invented Elvish constructed languages of Sindarin (ISO 639 code sjn) and Quenya (ISO 639 code qya).

Using Tengwar

  • The main meaning on this page is: A constructed script created by J. R. R. Tolkien for his invented Elvish constructed languages of Sindarin (ISO 639 code sjn) and Quenya (ISO 639 code qya).
  • In the example corpus, tengwar often appears in combinations such as: the tengwar, of tengwar.

Context around Tengwar

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

claiming 1× supporting 1× conscript 1× known 1×

Often after:

user 1× characters 1× typefaces 1× fonts 1× glyphs 1× proposal 1× specimina 1× modes 1× diacritic 1× shapes 1×

Sentence patterns with Tengwar

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

better known tengwar modes but 1× for each tengwar diacritic there 1× if no tengwar font is 1× in the tengwar user community 1× include the tengwar in the 1× index of tengwar specimina dts 1× many tengwar are also 1× maps the tengwar characters onto 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as of 2014 1× encoding schemes non 1× except for some 1× for each tengwar 1× in addition to 1× it should look 1×

Common sentence endings:

below the line 1× by dan smith 1× conscript tengwar proposal 1× e ii writing 1× no apparent reason 1× owned by them 1×

Words around Tengwar

Just before it in the word index:

tengwa 3 tengu 5 tengri 3 tengo 4 tengnoupal 3 tengku 15

Just after it in the word index:

tenhaken 4 teni 22 teniente 2 teniki 2 tenille 9 tenino 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Tengwar

  • In this selection, "tengwar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, claiming, supporting, conscript, user, characters and typefaces stand out and add context to how "tengwar" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include better known tengwar modes but and for each tengwar diacritic there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tengwar" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tengwar

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These tengwar orthographies are usually called modes. (7 words)

Many tengwar are also repeated for no apparent reason. (9 words)

Unicode A proposal has been made by Michael Everson to include the tengwar in the Unicode standard. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Except for some English abbreviations, it is not used in any of the better known tengwar modes, but it occurs in a Qenya mode where the tengwa Parma with extended stem is used for /pt/ and the tengwa Calma with extended stem is used for /kt/. (46 words)

It should look similar to the picture at the top of the page, but if no tengwar font is installed, it will appear as a jumble of characters because the corresponding ISO 8859-1 characters will appear instead. (38 words)

Encoding schemes Non-Unicode The contemporary de facto standard in the tengwar user community maps the tengwar characters onto the ISO 8859-1 character encoding following the example of the tengwar typefaces by Dan Smith. (35 words)

Example sentences (14)

Encoding schemes Non-Unicode The contemporary de facto standard in the tengwar user community maps the tengwar characters onto the ISO 8859-1 character encoding following the example of the tengwar typefaces by Dan Smith.

As of 2014, the Tolkien Estate has made requests to desist from the publication of tengwar fonts after unapproved commercial use, claiming tengwar as falling under the intellectual property owned by them.

The following Unicode sample (which repeats the one above) is meaningful when viewed under a typeface supporting tengwar glyphs in the area defined in the ConScript tengwar proposal.

The Mellonath Daeron Index of Tengwar Specimina (DTS) lists most of the known samples of tengwar by Tolkien.

Except for some English abbreviations, it is not used in any of the better known tengwar modes, but it occurs in a Qenya mode where the tengwa Parma with extended stem is used for /pt/ and the tengwa Calma with extended stem is used for /kt/.

For each tengwar diacritic, there are four different codepoints that are used depending on the width of the character which bears it.

In addition to these variations of the tengwar shapes, there is yet another variation, the use of stems that are extended both above and below the line.

It should look similar to the picture at the top of the page, but if no tengwar font is installed, it will appear as a jumble of characters because the corresponding ISO 8859-1 characters will appear instead.

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Letters The most notable characteristic of the tengwar script is that the shapes of the letters correspond to the distinctive features of the sounds they represent.

Many tengwar are also repeated for no apparent reason.

The full explanation of the tengwar was published in Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings in 1955.

These tengwar orthographies are usually called modes.

The Tengwar It is a Quenya word which can be translated "letters"; see Lord of the Rings, Appendix E II Writing.

Unicode A proposal has been made by Michael Everson to include the tengwar in the Unicode standard.

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Common combinations with tengwar

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tengwar" in a sentence?
An example: "Encoding schemes Non-Unicode The contemporary de facto standard in the tengwar user community maps the tengwar characters onto the ISO 8859-1 character encoding following the example of the tengwar typefaces by Dan Smith." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tengwar" from authentic English texts.
What does "tengwar" mean?
Tengwar means: A constructed script created by J. R. R. Tolkien for his invented Elvish constructed languages of Sindarin (ISO 639 code sjn) and Quenya (ISO 639 code qya).
How many example sentences with "tengwar" are there?
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