Dates

Used during the time Númenor existed, II 32 - II 3319 (in common use for 3,267 years)

Location

Númenor in the Great Sea

Origins

Evolved from the old tongue used by the Men of the House of Hador

Race

Division

Culture

Pronunciation

noomeno'rean

Meaning

'(Language) of Númenor'

Other names

Adûnaic; said to have been named Adûnayân by the Númenóreans themselves

Note

Not to be confused with the version of Sindarin that was spoken in Númenor, which was known as Númenórean Sindarin

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Númenórean

A name for the Adûnaic language

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Elvish sources

Taliska

Númenórean
(Adûnaic)

The evolution of the Númenórean tongue, also known as Adûnaic. Taliska was the native language of the Edain, derived ultimately from Elvish, but distinct from the Elvish languages in use in Beleriand during the First Age. The languages of the Northmen and thus the Rohirrim also developed from this source, explaining their similarity to Westron as noted in The Lord of the Rings.

An alternative and less common name for Adûnaic, the native tongue of the people of Númenor.

See also...

Ar-Abattârik, Ar-Inziladûn, Common Tongue, White Mountains, Yáviérë, Yôzâyan

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