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Old 01-30-2009, 05:17 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Valarauko5 View Post
Thirdly, and finally, as I have been learning Quenya as a speakable language, comparing the way that the "ring rhyme" (if you will forgive the pun) is spelled and pronounced, it appears very very similar to Third Age Quenya. Thus I would conclude that the "black speech" as it is called by Elrond in Rivendell when Gandalf speaks it, is actually a version of First Age Quenya modified slightly by Morgoth to fit as a more commanding, and twisted language.
What similarities do you actually see between Quienia and the BS? Could you, please, be more specific?
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