Was Ungoliant an alien Vala in Tolkien's Round World legendarium?

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Originally Posted by Mithadan

So, the speaking peoples/entities are made up of Ainur (including the Valar and Maiar), Elves, Dwarves, Men, and Ents, though some of Morgoth's corruptions may have been interbred with beasts. To me, all of Tolkien's speaking peoples fit within these categories or some combination thereof.

Just out of curiosity, where are you including orcs? Some of them were speaking entities.

I"m with Galin and Galadriel in having difficulty getting in, sometimes even with multiple page refreshings.