Tengwar

Type(s): Featural

Description
- A fictional script invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and used both for his fictional languages and for English. A special feature of this system is that characters do not have fixed sound values. Instead, a 'mode' with sound value assignments is developed independently for every language written with the script.

Object id: 5531
Item identifier(s):
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