Tolkien-derived conlangs (was Re: basic morphemes of a loglang)

Hallo!

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 18:16:35 +0200,
Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> wrote:

> On Sunday, November 30, 2003, at 01:57  PM, Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:
> > At 06:13 30.11.2003, Steg Belsky wrote:
> >> Proto-Rokbei-Drughu
> >
> > What will you do if JRRT's actual notes on Drughu
> > show up? :)  Rehash the proto-language?
>
> Yup.  Although hopefully the idea of the Rokbeigalm and the Drughu
> having once been one people would still be viable at all!  I don't know
> whether i'd be more happy that there's more Tolkienic conlangage (sic)
> in the world, or sad that i wouldn't be able to fit my Rokbeigalm in
> with the Drughu anymore.  :-P
This kind of problems is inevitable when trying to derive something
from Tolkien's incompletely published conlangs.  You must fill in
many things we don't know, always at the risk that the next issue
of _Vinyar Tengwar_ or some other new publication invalidates
it all.  It is especially difficult if one doesn't have every
scrap that has been published so far at one's disposal.

I know what I am talking about, because I tried to derive a conlang
(Nur-ellen, for those who remember) from Sindarin.  The problems
mentioned above were one of the main reasons why I decided to
cut it and restart the project as a creation independent from
Tolkien's world and Tolkien's languages (even though a few words
have survived from the old days).

Greetings,

Jörg.