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Re: who speaks Quenya?

From:Pavel Iosad <pavel_iosad@...>
Date:Sunday, December 16, 2001, 9:03
> > Some other languages were made in isolated groups (like the Teleri > > languages), but they weren't spoken much. > > > > Celeborn would know Doriathrin, Sindarin, and Quenya, as well as > > Westron. > > I think you'll find that Doriathrin is a branch of Sindarin, and > Sindarin (like Nandorin) a branch of Telerin.
Doriathrin is essentially the source of standard Sindarin, while Sindarin is a sister of Telerin, not a branch.