MUME Dictionary
SINDARIN
The language of the Grey-elves of Beleriand and most
commonly used of the Elf-tongues in Middle-earth.
When the Noldor returned to
Middle-earth at the beginning of the First Age,
Thingol decreed that their tongue, Quenya, was not to be
spoken in his realms. So the language of his people, Sindarin, came to
dominate. Quenya, though, was still used as a language of
ceremony and poetry.
Sindarin shared common roots with Quenya, and the two languages had many similar words. Sindarin was said to be more changeful than the older tongue, however, and there were a number of regional 'dialects' of the tongue. The Sindarin spoken in Doriath was said to be the highest and most noble form of the language.
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