Known Vanyarin Words
The Vanyarin language is the language of the Vanyar elves, the high elves of Valinor under Ingwë. Their language has not been extensively published by Tolkien
According to the War of the Jewels and Tolkien’s linguistic journals, Vanyarin was considered a Quenya language and several of the known words have cognates in Quenya and/or Telerin
*the language of the Teleri of Valinor is much more closely related to Quenya than it is to the language of the Falathrim which is a Sindarin language
1. ezel(la) (adjective) green”
Source: The War of the Jewels
2. Lepenya (ordinal number) “fifth”
Source: Vinyar Tengwar
Notes: lempëa is Quenya for “fifth” and lepenya is the Telerin word
3. Nasar (adjective) “red”
Source: The War of the Jewels
4. Quendya (proper noun) “Quenya language”
Source: The War of the Jewels
5. thindë (adjective) “silver, grey, pale”
Source: The War of the Jewels
6. Tulka (adjective) “yellow”
This word is actually derived from the Valarin word tuluk-ha(n) meaning the same
Source: The War of the Jewels
7. TwĂlĂ« (noun) “spring”
Cognates: tuilë from Quenya meaning the same
Source: Parma Eldalamberon
8. Ulban (adjective) “blue”
Source: The War of the Jewels












