Avarin
Avarin is a term used to refer to the combined languages of the Avari.
History
There were at least six different languages, or dialects, in the Avarin group. The various dialects did not have a common development, although all descended from Primitive Quendian.
Three larger divisions of Avarin are recorded: West Avarin, North Avarin, and East Avarin. The West Avarin group was nearest to the Eldarin languages of the west; North Avarin was very peculiar, with no initial consonant groups. Not much is known of East Avarin.
Etymology
Avarin is a Quenya word derived from the elements avar ("Refuser, Elf who did not journey to Aman") + in ("-ian, racial-adjective, language").
Other versions of the legendarium
The West, North, and East Lemberin tongues was a name within the early versions of the legendarium for what would later be called the West, North, and East Avarin languages. They were originally intended to have a resemblance in sound to Goidelic, Baltic, and Finnic languages.
Early etymology
Lemberin is a Quenya word derived from the elements lembi ("Those That Lingered") + in ("-ian, racial-adjective, language").
Referencias
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