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Old 10-11-2010, 04:26 AM   #158
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Originally Posted by Freeshadow View Post
@HarryT AFAIR I've read that Tolkiens work on his elven languages was done with an eye on finnish grammar and the other on celtic vocabulary.

An example given to show the grammar complexity was, that wanting to express "I'm travelling from foo to bar" would be just by saying (travelprefix_departure_places_name) (arrival_places_name_arrivalsuffix)
It's Sindarin that's based in Finnish grammar - and Quenya in Welsh grammar.
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