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--- lb:tl:tengwar [2026-02-11 19:18:09] – ninjasr
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-**Tengwar** is a writing system created by [[lb:tolkien]] for his constructed languages. Probably initially for Quenya and Sindarin, but it was also used for English and, since, has been adapted to various other languages.
+<dfn>Tengwar</dfn> is a writing system created by [[lb:tolkien]] for his constructed languages. Probably initially for [[lb:tl:Quenya]] and [[lb:tl:Sindarin]], but it was also used for English and, since, has been adapted to various other languages.
 ===== Modes =====
-Tengwar, on its own, is more like a template for scripts, rather than a script itself. It //does// have sounds assigned to the symbols, but those are more like suggestions. (I'm oversimplifying.)\\
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+Tengwar, on its own, is more like a //template// for scripts, rather than a script itself. It //does// have sounds assigned to the symbols, but those are more like suggestions. (I'm oversimplifying.)
 So, to actually write a language in Tengwar, you need to use a particular ‘mode’.
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+Modes fall into two main categories: <span denote>full</span> and <span denote>tehta</span> modes. Or <span denote :qya>Quanta Sarmë</span> and <span denote :qya>ómatehtar</span> modes. The former represents vowels with dedicated letters, while the latter uses diacritics to represent vowels.
-Modes fall into two main categories: ‘full’ and ‘tehta’ modes. Or Quanta Sarmë and ómatehtar modes. The former represents vowels with dedicated letters, while the latter uses diacritics to represent vowels.\\
 For example: Quenya is written using the Classical Mode – which is a tehta mode – while Sindarin is written using the Mode of Beleriand – which is a full mode – or a tehta mode with an ambiguous name.
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 ===== Trivilinks =====
   * [[tlkg>Tengwar]]
   * [[https://at.boktypografen.se/index.html|Amanye Tenceli]]
-    * A website that analyses the Tengwar and Sarati.
+    * A website that analyses the Tengwar and [[lb:tl:Sarati]].
   * [[https://glaemscrafu.jrrvf.com/english/glaemscribe.html|Glǽmscribe]]
     * A transcriber that lets you transcribe various languages into various scripts – not //just// the tengwar. Though that's the main appeal.
     * I use the typeface ‘Tengwar Eldamar’ on this wiki, the unicode version of which I downloaded from the Glǽmscribe github.