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'''Hwenti''' were one of the only six tribes of the [[Avari]] mentioned. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
It is an [[Avarin]] word meaning "the People". It derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[kwende|kwendī]]''.<ref name=Author>{{WJ|Author}}, Note 9, p. 410</ref> | It is an [[Avarin]] word meaning "the People". It derives from [[Primitive Quendian]] ''[[kwende|kwendī]]''.<ref name=Author>{{WJ|Author}}, Note 9, p. 410</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Kindi]] | |||
* [[Cuind]] | |||
* [[Kinn-lai]] | |||
* [[Windan]] | |||
* [[Penni]] | |||
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[[Category:Avarin words]] | [[Category:Avarin words]] | ||
[[Category:Avari]] | [[Category:Avari]] |
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Hwenti were one of the only six tribes of the Avari mentioned.
Etymology
It is an Avarin word meaning "the People". It derives from Primitive Quendian kwendī.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Author's Notes to Quendi and Eldar", Note 9, p. 410