diff --git a/dictsource/qya_rules b/dictsource/qya_rules
index aa6eb936..9ccddd66 100644
--- a/dictsource/qya_rules
+++ b/dictsource/qya_rules
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 	ch	x
 	dh	ð
 	th	þ
+	// turn k into c: both letters are equivalent in Tolkien’s languages,
+	// with c usually reserved for Eldarin languages and k for others
+	k	c
 
 .group a
 	a	a
@@ -91,7 +94,9 @@
 .group î
 	î	i::
 
-// j and k do not occur in Quenya
+// j does not occur in Quenya
+
+// recall that k was replaced with c earlier
 
 .group l
 	l	l
diff --git a/dictsource/sjn_rules b/dictsource/sjn_rules
index 4393bd04..11993d38 100644
--- a/dictsource/sjn_rules
+++ b/dictsource/sjn_rules
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 	ch	x
 	dh	ð
 	th	þ
+	// turn k into c: both letters are equivalent in Tolkien’s languages,
+	// with c usually reserved for Eldarin languages and k for others
+	k	c
 
 .group a
 	a	a
@@ -84,7 +87,9 @@
 .group î
 	î	i::
 
-// j and k do not occur in Sindarin
+// j does not occur in Sindarin
+
+// recall that k was replaced with c earlier
 
 .group l
 	l	l
diff --git a/tests/language-pronunciation.test b/tests/language-pronunciation.test
index b4f542aa..daf3f0e8 100755
--- a/tests/language-pronunciation.test
+++ b/tests/language-pronunciation.test
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ S'a
 'OksidU
 p'or-
 z'&~Ng&U~_:_: ,E*&U~ p,&l'avR&Z dU p,u*@-tug'es#" "Luís argüia à Júlia que «brações, fé, chá, óxido, pôr, zângão» eram palavras do português." "Latn"
-test_phon qya ",aInul'Indal,E ald'INga aNk'alIm,a and'u:RIl at'akwE k,alak'IRja k,uIvI;'e:nEn ,EaR'EndIl El'EndIl ,ElEnt'a:RI; El'EssaR 'ENkwI;,E E'OnwE ER'EssE,a h,ElkaR'aksE w#'Esta C'aRmEn Is'IlduR l'ap:a m'axtan nam'a:RI;,E n'at:IR,a n,u:mEn'o:RE 'OROm,E Ot'OkwE pEl'Ek:O pEl'o:RI s'aUROn tan'IkwEt,Il t,Elum'ECtaR tuR'ambaR und'o:mI;,El ut'umnO" "Ainulindalë aldinga ancalima Andúril ataquë Calacirya Cuiviénen Eärendil Elendil Elentári Elessar enquië Eönwe Eressëa Helcaraxë hwesta Hyarmen Isildur lappa Mahtan Namárië nattira Númenórë Orome otoquë pelecco Pelóri Sauron Taniquetil Telumehtar Turambar Undómiel Utumno" "Quenya"
+test_phon qya ",aInul'Indal,E ald'INga aNk'alIm,a and'u:RIl at'akwE k,alak'IRja k,uIvI;'e:nEn ,EaR'EndIl El'EndIl ,ElEnt'a:RI; El'EssaR 'ENkwI;,E E'OnwE ER'EssE,a h,ElkaR'aksE w#'Esta C'aRmEn Is'IlduR l'ap:a m'axtan nam'a:RI;,E n'at:IR,a n,u:mEn'o:RE 'OROm,E Ot'OkwE pEl'Ek:O pEl'o:RI s'aUROn tan'IkwEt,Il t,Elum'ECtaR t'ulkas tuR'ambaR und'o:mI;,El ut'umnO" "Ainulindalë aldinga ancalima Andúril ataquë Calacirya Cuiviénen Eärendil Elendil Elentári Elessar enquië Eönwe Eressëa Helcaraxë hwesta Hyarmen Isildur lappa Mahtan Namárië nattira Númenórë Orome otoquë pelecco Pelóri Sauron Taniquetil Telumehtar Tulkas Turambar Undómiel Utumno" "Quenya"
 test_phon ro "m,uzikol'og@_! yn b'eZ v'ynd wh'iski Si tekw'ila
 p@-*'ets f'iks" "Muzicologă în bej vând whisky și tequila, preț fix." "Latn"
 test_phon ru "Syr'okVja E#l;ikt@-r;if;ik'Atsyja 'juZnyx gub;'ern;ij d'Ast m'oS;nyj tVltS;'ok pVdj'8mu s;'elskVvV xVz;'Ajstva#" "Широкая электрификация южных губерний даст мощный толчок подъёму сельского хозяйства." "Cyrl"