Tengwar Modes
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Which tengwar mode should I choose?
Choosing a tengwar modes depends on three questions:
- In what language do you want to write in tengwar (English, Quenya, German etc.)?
- Do you want to write the vowels as normal letters (full writing mode) or as tehtar [Tehtar are small signs written over/under/in the normal letters.] (tehtar mode)?
- Do you want to write according to traditional spelling (orthographic mode) or strictly according to pronunciation (phonemic mode)?
In case of doubt or for starters, I recommend the orthographic full writing mode in the language you have chosen, because that is the easiest mode.
With regard to English and Elvish modes, one might additionally ask which mode was used most frequently by Tolkien.
Tengwar modes by language
English
| Full writing mode | Tehtar mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Orthographic | English orthographic full writing mode | English orthographic tehtar mode |
| Phonemic | English phonemic tehtar mode |
German
| Full writing mode | Tehtar mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Orthographic | German orthographic full writing mode | German orthographic tehtar mode |
| Phonemic | German phonemic full writing mode | German phonemic tehtar mode |
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German orthographic full writing mode
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This German orthographic full writing mode is mostly based on Tolkien’s full writing mode that is attested in PE 20 Q10 – Q40 and in DTS 23, in especial on the instructions of its English orthographic use in Q10 and Q11 and on the Franconian Old High German use in Q26.
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