Speak Elvish
Elvish is a language that comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." It is different from any other language on the planet in both writing and sound. Learning any language is complicated and time-consuming, but these steps can make learning Elvish easier.
Instructions
1. Familiarize yourself with the components of the language. The Quenya dialect of Elvish has 5 vowels that are short: a, e, i, o and u and with those, there are 5 long versions: a, e, i, o and u. In addition, there are 6 diphthongs: ai, oi, ui, ae, eu and iu. There are 24 constituents: c, d, f, g, gw, h, hy, hw, l, ly, m, n, nw, ny, p, qu, r, ry, s, t, ty, v, y and w.
2. Understand the difference between short and long vowels. For example, a sounds like father, e sounds like air, i sounds like machine, o sounds like sore and u sounds like brute. The short versions sound very much like the longer versions, but more abrupt. Many of the dipthong pronunciations are self-explanatory, when used in context. Some examples are ai as in aisle and oi as in oil. Eu is less obvious; it sounds like so.
3. Memorize the differences in consonants. For example, qu is pronounced cw, c is always pronounced k, hw sounds like who, and ch changes depending on where in the word it is. At the beginning of a word it wounds more like an h, while at the end of the word ch has a throated sound very similar to Scottish. Many consonants have English pronunciations.
4. Stress the right syllable. The rules in Elvish are simple. If there is 1 syllable in a word, it is always stressed. If there are 2, than the first syllable is stressed. There is one exception to this rule: the word "ava," which means don't. Either syllable can be stressed in that word.
5. Take the time to listen to Elvish. The movies are a good resource, but you can also find many recordings of people speaking in Elvish online.
