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Proto-Indo-European Gandalf

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Not accurate... My messed up translation attempt of Gandalf's Khazad-dûm speech into Proto-Indo-European. Some errors: Should be “h₁ésmi“ (I am) instead of “*h₁ésti(n)“ (he is) ~I am~ a servant of the secret fire, wielder of the sun's flame (flame of Anor). “Gandalf“ should be in the Vocative. “bʰlē-“ means “shine / gleam“ rather, giving rise to “flame“ Perhaps “ád yewh₂si“ or ád yewh₂tosi“ or “h₂ed yewh₂tos“ (arbitrarily chose Secondary Active eventive ending for 2nd person singular “-s“, yewh₂to-s(i)) apó Udunsyo ~ variously h₂epó Udun-oad (unsure whether to use ablative Udun-oad here, or genitive -osyo / -syo(?), corresponding to Sanskrit Genitive -sya) Footage belongs to WingNut films and Peter Jackson. (Not my property!!) I pronounce h3 as labialized voiced pharyngeal fricative, and h1 as voiceless glottal fricative, just my preference. Gina (Sumerian - “cane / reed“), borrowed into Akkadian as qanû, and then Greek as kánna, “cane,“ I assumed possibly related to Old Norse gandr, (but likely not). albʰe ( or h₂elbʰós) ~ albus / albino // white (as in a fairy / elf). Supposed to be in the vocative, (but I said nominative albʰos in the audio).. I think in Tolkien's Quenya, “Anor“ means “Sun.“

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