I am pleased to announce the publication of a new article on
_Tengwestië_:

<http://www.elvish.org/Tengwestie/articles/DeRosarioMartinez/earlyilkorin.phtml>

TITLE: Early Ilkorin Phonology

AUTHOR: Helios De Rosario Martínez

ABSTRACT:
This article analyzes all the published data about Ilkorin in its
earliest conceptual stages, during the composition of the _Book of
Lost Tales_ and while Tolkien lived in Leeds. The first period was
characterized by the obscurity of Ilkorin, which was almost unknown
even by the sages of Tol Eressëa. In constrast, the second period
provides relevant information on the history and nature of that
language, and twenty-six Ilkorin words with cognates in other
languages and prehistoric forms. The phonological analysis of these
words reveals a consistent set of sound laws that resemble those of
the earliest Germanic languages, especially Grimm's Law, and give a
characteristic aspect to the language.

_Tengwestië_ is the online journal of the Elvish Linguistic
Fellowship, edited by myself and Patrick H. Wynne:

<http://www.elvish.org/Tengwestie/>

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Carl F. Hostetter