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'''''Nevbosh''''' (New Non Sense) is a language created in 1910s by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his cousin [[Mary Incledon]] (1895-1940).
'''''Nevbosh''''' (New Non Sense) is a language created in the 1910s by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his cousin [[Mary Incledon]] (1895-1940).


According to [[Humphrey Carpenter]], Tolkien and Mary "collaborated to invent [this] new and more sophisticated language".<ref>[[Humphrey Carpenter]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'', p.55</ref>  However, Tolkien himself  told that his role in the construction of Nevbosh was more humble; he merely contributed to the vocabulary and influenced the spelling.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Monsters and Critics]]'', p.133</ref>  
According to [[Humphrey Carpenter]], Tolkien and Mary "collaborated to invent [this] new and more sophisticated language".<ref>{{HM|Bio}}, p. 55</ref>  However, Tolkien himself  told that his role in the construction of Nevbosh was more humble; he merely contributed to the vocabulary and influenced the spelling.<ref>{{HM|MC}}, p. 133</ref>  


==External Link==
==External links==
*[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/nevbosh.htm Nevbosh]
*[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/nevbosh.htm Nevbosh] by [[Helge Fauskanger]]
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Nevbosh (New Non Sense) is a language created in the 1910s by J.R.R. Tolkien and his cousin Mary Incledon (1895-1940).

According to Humphrey Carpenter, Tolkien and Mary "collaborated to invent [this] new and more sophisticated language".[1] However, Tolkien himself told that his role in the construction of Nevbosh was more humble; he merely contributed to the vocabulary and influenced the spelling.[2]

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