Quenya phonology

The pronunciation of the Elvish languages by Elves, Men and Hobbits has been described in a variety of sources by J.R.R. Tolkien. The documentation about late Quenya phonology is contained in the Appendix E of the Lord of the Rings and the "Outline of Phonology", a text written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in Parma Eldalemberon No. 19.

Consonants

2. Quenya consonants

	Labial		Alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Nasal		m		n				ŋ
		m		n				ŋ
Stop	p	b	t	d	ķ	ģ	k	g
	p	b	t	d	t͡ʃ	d͡ʒ	k	ɡ
Fricative	c	j	s	z	š	ž	x	y	h
	f	v	s	z	ç	ʝ	x	ɣ	h
Trill		ř		r
		ʙ		r
Semivowel	v	w				f		ɣ
	ʍ	w				j		ɰ
Liquid				l				ł
				l				ʟ

Vowels

3. Quenya vowels

	Front	Central	Back
			unr.	rnd.
Close	i(ː)	ʉ(ː)		u(ː)
Near-close	ɪ			ʊ
Close-mid	eː	ɵː	ɤː	oː
Open-mid	ɛ	ɐ	ʌ	ɔ
Open	æ(ː)	a(ː)	ä(ː)	ɒ̈(ː)

External links

• Quenya