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[[Magnus Åberg]] | [[Magnus Åberg]] has theorized that the word ''iglishmêk'' is composed of *''<nowiki>'</nowiki>igal'' *"language" (as in ''aglâb'') and *''shimak'' *"gesture".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Magnus Åberg]]|articleurl=http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_khuzdul.html|articlename=An analysis of Dwarvish|dated=|website=Forod|accessed=1 April 2012}}</ref> | ||
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Iglishmêk was a Dwarvish language of silent gesture-signs.[1][2]
Examples
- "I am listening" = slight raising of right-hand forefinger, followed by a similar raising of the left-hand forefinger.[2]
- "Listen!" = slight raising of both forefingers.[2]
Etymology
Magnus Åberg has theorized that the word iglishmêk is composed of *'igal *"language" (as in aglâb) and *shimak *"gesture".[3]
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar", p. 395
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "From Quendi and Eldar, Appendix D" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 39, July 1998, pp. 5, 10
- ↑ Magnus Åberg, "An analysis of Dwarvish", Forodrim.org (accessed 1 April 2012)
