Hwesta Sindarinwa
Hwesta Sindarinwa ("
Grey-elven hw") is the name in
Quenya of the thirty-fourth letter of the
Tengwar alphabet. This letter is not used in written Quenya because "hw" is represented by
Hwesta and no distinct sign for "chw" is needed. Because "hw" and "chw" are used frequently in Sindarin, and
Hwesta is used for "chw",
[1] this variant letter arose to represent "voiceless"
W or
HW.
[2] The Westron name for this letter is
Whí,
[3] which suggests that it also represents "hw" in that language.
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The additional letters
- ↑ See Westron Tengwar
