Lemberin
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Lemberin was a name in early versions of the legendarium for what would later be called the Avarin languages.[1]
In Tolkien's early writings about Middle-earth, the Elvish, or Quendian, languages were divided into three groups, Lemberin, Eldarin, and Ilkorin. The people who spoke Lemberin were known as the Lembi, or Lingerers[2].
Lemberin was originally going to be Celeborn's native language, but this was later changed to Telerin.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Quenya Phonology", in Parma Eldalamberon XIX (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 5
- ↑ The Peoples of Middle-earth, Chapter II, "The Appendix on Languages"
