| // syllable nuclei: vowels (any length) and diphthongs |
| .L01 i e a o u y í é á ó ú ý î ê â ô û ŷ ae ai ei oe ui au |
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| .replace |
| // turn x into cs, both because that’s how it’s pronounced |
| // (strictly speaking only in some Quenya, but let’s do it here too) |
| // and to free up x as a single letter for ch (see immediately below) |
| x cs |
| // turn ch, dh, th into single consonants for stress purposes |
| ch x |
| dh ð |
| th þ |
| // turn k into c: both letters are equivalent in Tolkien’s languages, |
| // with c usually reserved for Eldarin languages and k for others |
| k c |
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| .group a |
| a a |
| ae (+ aE |
| ai (+ aI |
| au (+ aU |
| // light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate |
| a (L01X =a |
| a (CL01X =a |
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| .group á |
| á a: |
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| .group â |
| â a:: |
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| .group b |
| b b |
| bb b: |
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| .group c |
| c k |
| cc c: |
| // recall that ch was replaced with x earlier |
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| .group x |
| x X |
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| .group d |
| d d |
| dd d: |
| // recall that dh was replaced with ð earlier |
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| .group ð |
| ð D |
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| .group e |
| e E |
| ei (+ EI |
| // light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate |
| e (L01X =E |
| e (CL01X =E |
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| .group é |
| é E: |
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| .group ê |
| ê E:: |
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| .group f |
| f f |
| f (_ v |
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| .group g |
| g g |
| gg g: |
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| .group h |
| h h |
| hw w# |
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| .group i |
| i I |
| _) i (A+ j |
| // light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate |
| i (L01X =I |
| i (CL01X =I |
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| .group í |
| í i: |
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| .group î |
| î i:: |
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| // j does not occur in Sindarin |
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| // recall that k was replaced with c earlier |
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| .group l |
| l l |
| lh l# |
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| .group m |
| m m |
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| .group n |
| n n |
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| .group ng |
| ng Ng |
| ng (_ N |
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| .group o |
| o O |
| oe (+ OI |
| // light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate |
| o (L01X =O |
| o (CL01X =O |
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| .group ó |
| ó O: |
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| .group ô |
| ô O:: |
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| .group p |
| p p |
| pp p: |
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| .group ph |
| ph f |
| A) ph (A f: |
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| .group q |
| q _^_qya // q does not occur in Sindarin |
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| .group r |
| r R |
| rh hR |
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| .group s |
| s s |
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| .group t |
| t t |
| tt t: |
| // recall that th was replaced with þ earlier |
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| .group þ |
| þ T |
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| .group ty |
| ty tj |
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| .group u |
| u u |
| ui (+ uI |
| // light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate |
| u (L01X =u |
| u (CL01X =u |
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| .group û |
| û u:: |
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| .group ú |
| ú u: |
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| .group v |
| v v |
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| .group w |
| w w |
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| // recall that x was replaced with cs earlier |
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| .group y |
| y y |
| // light penultimate syllable: put stress on antepenultimate |
| y (L01X =y |
| y (CL01X =y |
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| .group ý |
| ý y: |
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| .group ŷ |
| ŷ y:: |
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| // z does not occur in Sindarin |