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		In Adunaic, the past tense was "often used as pluperfect when aorist is used [as]}{\fs24 past" (SD:439).
		And as we could have seen, both }{\i\fs24 unakka}{\fs24 and }{\i\fs24 dubdam}{\fs24, though different tenses in Adunaic, were translated with the English simple past, so the English translation may be not decisive.
		The Adunaic counterpart of }{\i\fs24 ohtak\'e1re}{\fs24 is }{\i\fs24 azaggara}{\fs24, of }{ \i\fs24 terhante}{\fs24 the aorist (functioning as the past tense) }{\i\fs24 yurahtam}{\fs24 and of }{\i\fs24 atalante}{\fs24 the past }{\i\fs24 hikallaba}{\fs24 (= pluperfect).
	www.elvish.org /elm/atalante.rtf (13587 words)

	Библиотека Luksian key \| Tolkien digest vol. #01.
		These Adunaic fragments were much changed in a short space of time, so how much they represent Tolkien's latest conception of Ad\^unaic is anybody's guess.
		For us, the most important part is the report, by one of the Notion Club members, on the structure of the Adunaic language, in so far as he could recover it from his dreams.
		Of course there are also differences, so Adunaic is clearly not intended to be PIE per se, but it is obviously intended to be a close cousin to it.
	lib.luksian.com /textsfnf/echo_e/007 (1722 words)

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		The twang of the thread pulling through the stiff white material sounds loud in the quiet of the room, yet soothing as stitch after stitch is drawn.
		The hall falls suddenly silent as as a loud " Ah!" and a snapping of fingers emerge from the young woman's lighted corner.
		He is here to be an apprentice healer, but alas, it appears as if he shall do more harm than good." Placing her embroidery on the cushion beside her, Ivriniel rises gracefully from her seat and takes a few steps to where Valgrimm lies.
	home.earthlink.net /~aearwen/Favorites/030800_Val_Din.htm (2242 words)

	THE TOLKIEN FORUM - Languages of Gondor
		I assume at least some of the people of Gondor would still learn Sindarin when they were children, but could this speech not also be Adunaic?
		I don't have the most perfect understanding of Tolkien languages, but I THINK that Adunaic ~ Common Speech ~ Westron.
		Adunaic was the old language of Numenore, charaterized by rather rough sound, lots of A's, R's and K's.
	www.thetolkienforum.com /printthread.php?t=16540 (1123 words)

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		Adunaic prepositions are in fact usually 'postpositions' following their noun
		At the end of RA, Christopher Tolkien expressed his belief that his father „abandoned the further development of Adunaic and never returned to it“.
		This may be true as far as written accounts of phonology and grammar are concerned; and yet it is evident that Adûnaic was further developed, introducing profound changes in grammar, vocabulary, and even phonology.
	people.wiesbaden.netsurf.de /~lalaith/Tolkien/Grammar.html (12750 words)

	Prince Imrahil and His Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It makes more sense to me that the Princes have Sindarin names as opposed to Adunaic names, since they are descended from Elves and quite proud of it.
		Whatever the origin of the name is--to my non-expert ears it has an Adunaic ring to it--, I absolutely love it! Like the character.
		Yep, we had that discussion about Adunaic / Sindarin names, but as the woman would be a family member by marriage only, I think her name should be Sindarin.
	www.menofgondor.com /forum/index.php?topic=103.0 (2542 words)

	Westron
		Concerning the phonology and structure of Westron, David Salo observes (private communication): "The [consonant] sounds of late Adunaic and Westron are almost the same.
		Westron words are not entirely dissimilar from Adunaic: they have what could be triconsonantal root words (gamba 'he-goat', tapuk 'rabbit', galab 'game', laban 'bag', narag 'dwarf', zilib or zilbi 'butter', and a large number of biconsonantals: rama 'cottager', zara 'old', bana "half", rapha 'burr'."
		David Salo theorizes: "Since Adunaic has no true genitive, one has to suppose that over the course of the Third Age, Adunaic was transformed (via agglutination of suffixes) into a full-fledged case language, and then subsequently lost case endings again.
	www.uib.no /People/hnohf/westron.htm (2090 words)

	Fanatics Plaza: Gondor Kingdom
		hose of the Edain who went to Numenor brought their own language with them, and it was known as Adunaic.
		After the Faithful came to Middle-earth, it became the fashion to follow the trends of Royalty, and Adunaic slowly died out in general use, though it was remembered.
		The Faithful only spoke Westron and Sindarin as the rebel Kings had used Adunaic and it's use became associated with support for them, which the Faithful of course did not want to associated with.
	www.lotrplaza.com /gondor/language_corner.asp (1213 words)

	The Grey Havens - Middle-earth: Adûnaic - the vernacular of Númenor
		As Christopher Tolkien puts it: "Had he returned to the development of Adunaic, 'Lowdham's Report' as we have it would doubtless have been reduced to a wreck, as new conceptions caused shifts and upheavals in the structure.
		But in the case of Adunaic, as things turned out, a stability was achived, though incomplete: a substantial account of one of the great languages of Arda." (SD:439-440)
		It seems, however, that Tolkien while writing the appendices to LotR was about to reject the whole concept of a special Númenórean language, despite all his work on Adûnaic less than a decade earlier.
	tolkien.cro.net /mearth/tolklang/adunaic.html (6882 words)

	Adûnaic
		One of the members of this fictitious club (inspired by the Inklings!) supposedly learnt Adûnaic in visionary dreams of the far past.
		The fact that Tolkien never completed Lowdham's Report - it breaks off before it reaches the verb - and did no further work on Adûnaic may be a blessing in disguise.
		But in the case of Adunaic, as things turned out, a stability was achieved, though incomplete: a substantial account of one of the great languages of Arda." (SD:439-440)
	www.uib.no /People/hnohf/adunaic.htm (7742 words)

	Cities & Towns of Middle-earth
		It was the haven of the Faithful of Numenor, who did not fall under the influence of Sauron and remained friendly with the Elves.
		Adunaic - the language of Numenor - was spoken in Pelargir and it became mingled with the languages of other Men and developed into the Common Speech, which spread throughout Middle-earth.
		In the Third Age, Tarannon - the first of the Ship-kings of Gondor - built a house in Pelargir that stood on arched columns out in the waters of the Anduin.
	www.tuckborough.net /towns.html (12927 words)

	Adunaic Thread....
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		In some cases no gloss can be given; Tolkien/Lowdham simply mentioned a word-form to illustrate some point regarding phonology or derivation, but did not gloss the word in question.
	killermovies.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-300245-adunaic-thread.html (1576 words)

	www.nellardo.com - Elfling FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) List
		While a few would-be “dictionaries” are floating around the net (in nearly all cases without the permission of the compiler), they are usually amateurish, inaccurate, outdated, not very useful and generally unimpressive in appearance.
		If you want to study Adunaic (Numenorean) the book to get is Sauron Defeated.
		He hasn’t gotten very far with it, but it is fun anyway.
	www.nellardo.com /lang/elf/faq.html (4976 words)

	Fanatics Plaza: Gondor Items
		Translated, this means Face of Death in Sindarin
		Abârnîlokas Translation: Strong Moon Helmet, in a combination of Adunaic and Quenya.
		Named in honor of Minas Ithil, the Tower of the Moon, The Helm of Isildur.
	www.lotrplaza.com /forum/kingdomitems.asp?Kingdom=Gondor (573 words)

	Links
		This lies a long way in the future, though; if the regions of Eä are vast beyond the thought of Elves and Men, so too are the works of J.R.R. Tolkien."
		A comprehensive site on the languages invented by J.R.R. Tolkien including Quenya, Sindarin, Khuzdul, Adunaic, Black Speech and more.
		Includes history, grammar, structure and word lists for each language.
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