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AetherWolf
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on: May 13, 2016 01:48
This is a very newbie thing to ask, but I'm not able to wrap my head around how to pronounce the short a in the quenya language. Anyone have a better way to state it other than being between father and cat?
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on: May 13, 2016 01:58
I would suggest trying to listen to some of the many good examples on youtube.

Lucy Deetz seems quite dedicated to the pronounciation aspect of quenya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMQwalP5FOI


[Edited on 05/13/2016 by Nerdmeister]
AetherWolf
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on: May 13, 2016 02:36
Could it possibly be almost like a shortened English "hard A"
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on: May 13, 2016 04:01
So I think I found it and you could please correct me here if I'm wrong. Could it be thought of as long a being like a in father, while the short a is ALMOST like the sound of a shout? That kind of open AH?
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on: May 13, 2016 04:34
It is just like the Spanish a in e.g. casa.
Yassë engë lómë, anarties calali.
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on: May 13, 2016 03:57
There is of course also the master himself reciting Namárië.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6de_SbVUVfA

Been awhile since I paid this one a visit myself but, being the source, it does provide a good insight into pronounciation.
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