The Tree of Tongues

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Revision as of 03:52, 18 December 2009 by LotRfan01 (talk | contribs) (New page: The '''Tree of Toungues''' is a sketch by J.R.R. Tolkien found in The Lost Road in the Lhammas. It shows the relationship between the multitude of toungues described in that se...)
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The Tree of Toungues is a sketch by J.R.R. Tolkien found in The Lost Road in the Lhammas. It shows the relationship between the multitude of toungues described in that section of the book. It is outdated and should be considered non-canon.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Valarin

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Languages of the Calquendi

 

Oromë

 

Aulë

 
 
 

Melko

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

languages of the Quendi

 

Khuzdul

 
 
 

Orcish languages

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lemberin

 
 

Toungues of Man

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Eldarin

 

Ilkorendi

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Danian

 

Speech of the Westman

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LindarinNoldorinTelerinOssiriandeb

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quenya

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ilkorin

 
 
 

Doriathian

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Falathien

 
 

LindarinKorlambë

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Noldorin

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Orthinian

 
 

Gondolin

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Eldarin(in Valinor)Telerin(in Valinor)

 
 
 

Noldorin (in Tol Eressëa)

 
 
 

Gnomish