Gloss “Hantanyel” by Melda Maryetille

Hantanyel

I thank thee

A formal expression of thanksgiving

Quenya [http://www.okbanlon.com/amanda/images/ElvishPhrases.pdf] Published by
Gilruin #1960

The formation hanta-nye-l is problematic. It comes from a time when most Neo-Quenya writers assumed that there are object suffixes for all persons. However Tolkien tells us:

The inflexions are subjective but -s (singular), -t (plural, dual) may be added as objectives of 3rd person, utuvienye-s “I have found it” (from a draft of a letter to David Masson written around 1955, PE17/110).

which seems to indicate that object suffixes only exist for the 3rd person. A safer formula would be hantan lyen with a separate dative plural.

Quirinius #1962

Alternatively, one could say hantan(ye) lye, without the dative, since we simply do not know whether one should use the dative or not.