I would also
be happy to rid Wiktionary of this sort of thing. The
supporters of these languages seem to have only questionable contact
with reality. Tolkien was a learnèd man whose philological studies
helped to make his stories more vibrant, but sometimes people need to
be reminded tha "Lord of the Rings" was a work of _fiction_. The
languages developed there are also works of fiction with no
credibility in the real world, and no basis for development beyond
the context of Tolkien's books. That being said, any attempt at
building an encyclopedia in these languages must falter when it needs
to develop vocabulary for concepts that are alien to Middle Earth.
It is fitting that Wikipedia have an article giving an outline of
these languages, and that Wikibooks might even give an outline of the
grammar. Apart from that can we at least try to find some separation
between the real and fantasy world?
Ec
Please, please, please, don't get personal!
W.
There's absolutely nothing personal in that. Try as I might I can only
see generic comments in what I said. However, if you really think that
there is such a place as Middle Earth I shall be more than happy to
apologize to its residents. :-)
Ec