The Elves named themselves Quendi (Quenya Tengwar: zR2%; IPA: [ˈkʷendi]; "the Speakers"; singular Quendë; zR2$; [ˈkʷende]), in honour of the fact that, when they were created, they were the only living things they knew of who were able to speak. (This name is no accident — Tolkien was a philologist.)

External linkEdit

• Quendi at Tolkien Gateway