Other Elvish Languages
Since Tolkien, others have invented Elvish languages in their own fiction. Several borrow sounds and forms (or even whole words) from Tolkien's Elvish languages, especially Quenya, while others are quite distinct.
- Elven, The language of RuneScape's Elves, is basically Welsh with a slight twist.
- The Ancient Language The language of the elves in Eragon. Also used by the riders and other magic users to cast spells. Was the language of the now extinct Grey Folk. One cannot lie in the Ancient Language and is bound by what one says in it.
- Elven, the language of the surface Elves of Dungeons & Dragons (of which there are several dialects including Ssamath of the Drow, which drow use in conjunction with Deep Speech).
- Elvish language of Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher saga, based on Welsh and English.
- Eltharin, the language of the elves of Warhammer Fantasy setting:
- Fan-Eltharin, the language of the Wood Elves.
- Tar-Eltharin, the language of the Sea Elves and High Elves
- Druhir, the language of the Dark Elves
- Sperethiel, The language of elves in Shadowrun.
- Elvish language of Gael Baudino's Strands series, based on the Romance languages.
- The Elvish language(s) of the Warcraft universe (Darnassian and Thalassian), which are not described in detail but superficially resemble Tolkien's.
- "Gnommish" The language of the Artemis Fowl series, sometimes read in a spiral.
- Dalish, the language of the Dalish elves in the Dragon Age series of videogames.
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