The Ñoldor (Quenya; IPA: [ˈŋoldor] or in Third Age Middle-earth [ˈnoldor]; meaning those with knowledge; adjectival Ñoldorin; [ˈŋoldorin] or TA [ˈnoldorin]) were the second clan of the Elves. According to legend, the clan was originally known as the Tatyar ([ˈtacar]; meaning second ones; adjectival Tatyarin; [ˈtacarin]) and was founded by Tata, the second elf to awake at Cuiviénen, his spouse Tatië, and their 54 companions, but it was Finwë, the first Ñoldo to come to Valinor with Oromë, who became their king and led most of them to Valinor. The Ñoldor who come to Aman spoke Quenya, or more specifically the widely-known Ñoldorin dialect of it. However, fully half the Tatyar refused the call of the Valar, and became counted among the Avari.