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<div>'''Quenya''' is one of the languages spoken by the [[Elves]] in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s work. It was the language that developed among those non-Telerin [[Elves]] that reached [[Valinor]] (the "High Elves") from an earlier language called [[Common Eldarin]]. Of the Three Houses of Elves, the [[Ñoldor]] and the [[Vanyar]] spoke slightly different, though mutually intelligible, dialects of Quenya (''[[Noldorin Quenya]]'' and ''[[Vanyarin Quenya]]'' (also ''Quendya''), respectively). The word Quenya usually refers to Noldorin Quenya, as it was the only Quenya dialect spoken in [[Middle-earth]]. The language was also adopted by the [[Valar]] who also made some new introductions into it from their own original language, though these are more numerous in the Vanyarin dialect than the Ñoldorin one. This is probably the case because of the enduringly close relationship the Vanyar had with the Valar. The Third House, the [[Teleri]], spoke a different, closely related language: Telerin, although this was by some seen as a dialect of Quenya which is untrue in a historic perspective but plausible in a linguistic one; the languages do not share a common history but are very much alike.<br />
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The written script alphabet of the Elven languages is typically [[Tengwar]]. An older script alphabet, the [[Sarati]] was used also.<br />
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It was the Vala Oromë who coming upon the Elves at Cuiviénen, 'The Waters of Awakening', taught them Quenya. Over time, however, the Eldar changed the language and added to it words of their liking and softened its speech from its origins of Valarin speech. The Valar did adopt this language in order to converse with the Eldar of Valinor. The Valar in the beginning had speech.<br />
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==Fictional History==<br />
The Ñoldor that fled to [[Middle-earth]] following the Darkening of Valinor spoke Quenya among themselves. However, when Elu [[Thingol]] of Doriath, who was the king of the [[Sindar]] (Elves of the Telerin line who remained in [[Beleriand]] instead of journeying to Valinor) learnt about their slaying of the Teleri, he forbade the use of Quenya in all his realm. The Sindar, however, had been slow to learn Quenya, while the Noldor at this time had fully mastered Sindarin.<br />
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The Quenya used in Middle-earth of the [[Third Age]] (the time of the setting of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'') had come to be a scholarly pursuit</div>203.69.39.250