Top 5 Fictional Languages

Nov 30 2022

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Quenya is the name for his Elven tongue that he started creating at 1910, although the name did not follow until five years later. This fictional language is based heavily on Finnish, although it also shares features with Greek, Latin, and Germanic languages. What makes this language so fascinating is the rich historical and cultural background Tolkien created for its speakers. He imagined Quenya to be a real living language that changes and evolved over time to reflect the environment where it’s used.

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