J. R. R. Tolkien invented several artificial languages for the characters of his books. What was the name of the Elvish language, based on Greek, Finnish and Latin?
- Quenya
- Inkling
- Gondolin
- Esperanto
Answer
The correct answer is A) Quenya.
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