02-20-2001, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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Does Biriwilg sound Elvish?
I know this sounds egocentric, but... Just wondering! If not, what does it sound like?
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02-22-2001, 03:42 AM | #2 |
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Re: Does Biriwilg sound Elvish?
I think "Elbiriwilg" would be a little more Elvish, with the "El-" prefixing it.
Actually, no, the G at the end still makes it look kind of funny... Oh well. I'm Quenya-illiterate anyway. |
02-22-2001, 01:47 PM | #3 |
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Re: Does Biriwilg sound Elvish?
It sounds more Hobbit than Elf!
Actually, this is a pretty good Tolkien topic, since he wanted to make elvish languages euphonious. |
02-22-2001, 08:47 PM | #4 |
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Re: Does Biriwilg sound Elvish?
I was just wondering, because biriwilg is my screen name all over the net. It's actually Aboriginal, I got it out of a book. I've never seen it anywhere since. Thanks!
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02-23-2001, 12:54 AM | #5 |
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Re: Does Biriwilg sound Elvish?
For some reason Biriwilg just seems orcish to me. Just the g at the ending reminds me of orcs.
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02-23-2001, 12:41 PM | #6 |
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Re: Does Biriwilg sound Elvish?
Yeah, it does sound ort of orcish...or maybe dwarfish, though they usually have shorter names. Biriwil, without the g, would sound elvish, imho.
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02-24-2001, 11:30 PM | #7 |
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Re: Does Biriwilg sound Elvish?
all the short "i" sounds make it a very unserious sort of name. Like Periwinkle. That's what made me think of hobbitses.
If you want to go Elvish, try Birithiriel or something like that. What's in a name? Orcish names should be more gutteral and have more hard consonants! |
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