J.R.R. Tolkien's Tengwar script
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:writing_system
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| gptkbp:alphabet |
featural alphabet
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| gptkbp:category |
constructed script
fictional alphabet |
| gptkbp:creator |
gptkb:J.R.R._Tolkien
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| gptkbp:directionA |
left-to-right
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| gptkbp:firstAppearance |
gptkb:The_Lord_of_the_Rings
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| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings
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| gptkbp:hasDiacritics |
yes
|
| gptkbp:hasLetter |
yes
24 basic letters |
| gptkbp:hasVariant |
Classical Quenya mode
English mode Sindarin mode |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
J.R.R. Tolkien's Tengwar script
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkb:Pitman_shorthand |
| gptkbp:meaning |
Tengwar means 'letters' in Quenya
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Cirth script
|
| gptkbp:unicodeBlock |
U+16A0–U+16FF (proposed)
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
writing English
writing Quenya writing Sindarin writing languages of Middle-earth |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Middle-earth
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tengwar_Annatar
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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