Q. Ingwi coll. “People of Ingwë, Chieftains”
A name for the People of Ingwë, the first tribe of Elves, more commonly known as the Vanyar (PM/332, PE17/154-5). It is simply the plural form of the name for their leader: Ingwë.
Alternate Forms: In a few places in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, this name appeared instead as Ingar (MR/230, 265). It also appeared in an alternate plural form Ingwer and genitive plural Ingweron (PM/340). This last example seems to be an irregular plural, since the plural of nouns ending in -e are usually formed by changing this vowel to an -i (WJ/361). See the entry for the Quenya plural nouns for further discussion.
Conceptual Development: This name first appeared as ᴱQ. Inwir (LT1/50) derived from the older name of their leader: ᴱQ. Inwe. At this stage the name referred only the royal house of the first tribe (QL/42). In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, the form changed to ᴹQ. Ingwi, but still referred only to the royal house (LR/171). In Tolkien’s writing from the 1950s and later, the term expanded to include all Elves of the first tribe (MR/230; PM/332, 340).
References ✧ MR/230, 265; MRI/Ingar; PE17/154-155; PM/332, 340; PMI/Ingwer
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| Ingweron | genitive plural; er-plural | “of the chieftains” | ✧ PM/340 |
| Ingwer | plural; er-plural | “Chieftains” | ✧ PM/340 |
| Ingwer | plural; er-plural | “Vanyar” | ✧ PMI/Ingwer |
Elements
| Ingwë | “Chief” | plural |
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ᴹQ. Ingwi coll.
References ✧ LR/171; LRI
Elements
| Ingwe | “Prince of Elves” | plural | ✧ LR/171 |
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ᴱQ. Inwir coll. “Kindred of Inwë”
References ✧ GL/32, 51; LRI; LT1/50; LT1A/Inwir; LT1I; LT2I; PE13/99; PE14/9; QL/36, 42
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Inflections
| Inweli | plural | ✧ QL/36 | |
| Inwe | singular | ✧ PE14/9 | |
| inwe | singular | “one of the royal house of the Eldar” | ✧ QL/42 |
Elements
| Inwe | ✧ LT1A/Inwë; LT2I/Inwir |
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