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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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This is a translation of Frank Baum's 1900 book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which is now in the public domain.

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Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Release Date: February, 1993 [eBook 55]
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum

This is a (partially unreviewed) translation by Chaered. More translation notes in /docs/wooznote.pdf on this site. Feedback is welcome! Name translations: .
Aunt Em = Voriël Peramil (vor- + -iel, from Latin Aemilia meaning "industrious"
Boq = Poco "bag" (...of money)
Cowardly Lion = Úverya Rauro
Dorothy = Valanna (from realelvish.net)
Gayelette = Alanette (ala- + nette), from French Gaye (Lat. Gaius) "cheerful" + -ette (fem.) "little"
Glinda = Failissë (faila + -isse), from Welsh Glinda meaning "fair, good"
King Crow = Aran-Corco
Quelala = Cellala (cel(u)- + lala-), he is a source of laughter
Scarecrow = Corcurco (corco + urco), "bogeyman to the crows"
Tin Woodman = Latúcen Ornendur
Toto = Ilwë (il- + -we), from Latin toto meaning "all-encompassing"
Uncle Henry = Martar Peratar (Martar from realelvish.net)
Wicked Witch of the East = Olca Curuni Rómeno
Wicked Witch of the West = Olca Curuni Númeno
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Kalidah = Calicat/dak- (cal(i)- + ndak), kills what is bright ?
Munchkin = Nauco
Quadling = Quatalino (quat- + lin-), they are plump and prosperous
Winged Monkey = Rámaitë Maimun
Winkie = Malwince (mal(-wa?)- "yellow" + -ince [diminutive])
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Oz = Óþ
Great Oz = Túra Óþ
Wizard of Oz = Istyar Ózwa
Land of Oz = Nóre Óþwa; Óþnór/nor- (Óþ + -nór)
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Emerald City = Laimarilinon (laimaril + -non)
Kansas = Hyarveästa (hyar- + vea + -sta), from Kanza-Sioux Kansas meaning "(south) wind people"; also play on Q veasta "comparison"
Omaha = Hansiriën (han- + sir- + -ien(d)), from Omaha-tribe Omaha meaning "(those who) go against the current"

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	I Elmendeä Istyar Óþua	   	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2	--		--
3	1. I hwinwaiwa	   	I. The Cyclone
4	2. I yomenië ó i Naucor	      	II. The Council with the Munchkins
5	3. Manen Valanna rehtanë i Corcurco	      	III. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
6	4. I tië ter i taurë	      	IV. The Road Through the Forest
7	5. I rehtië i Latúcen Ornenduro	      	V. The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
8	6. I úverya rauro	    	VI. The Cowardly Lion
9	7. I lenda i Túra Óþonna	      	VII. The Journey to the Great Oz
10	8. I qualmeä lórelot palar	     	VIII. The Deadly Poppy Field
11	9. I tári i palar-nyarrincion	     	IX. The Queen of the Field Mice
12	[. I varno i Andondo	     	X. The Guardian of the Gate
13	]. I elmendeä osto Óþo	     	XI. The Wonderful City of Oz
14	01. I ceþië i Olca Curunio	      	XII. The Search for the Wicked Witch
15	11. I rehtië	   	XIII. The Rescue
16	21. I rámaiti maimuni	    	XIV. The Winged Monkeys
17	31. I avatupië Óþo, i Rúcima	       	XV. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
18	41. I sairina curu i Túra Cuptamo	       	XVI. The Magic Art of the Great Humbug
19	51. I pusulpeo orosta	    	XVII. How the Balloon Was Launched
20	61. Enera hyarmenna	   	XVIII. Away to the South
21	71. Nalantaina ló i mahtale-aldar	     	XIX. Attacked by the Fighting Trees
22	81. I netya silcemna nórë	     	XX. The Dainty China Country
23	91. I Rauro ola i hravanion aran	       	XXI. The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts
24	[1. I nórë i Quatalinóron	     	XXII. The Country of the Quadlings
25	]1. Failissë i Manë Curuni amaquatë Valanno mermë	        	XXIII. Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish
26	02. Maryë ata	   	XXIV. Home Again

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