tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Sep 01 21:49:06 1995
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Re: }} tlh
- From: "R.B Franklin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: }} tlh
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 18:49:06 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, David Barron wrote:
> In an interview on National Public Radio Okrand called the "tlh"
> "an apical bilateral fricative". That ment to me that the one says a "t"
> and then lets the air (this is the bilateral part) pass arround the sides
> of the tongue, in a sence, whispering an "l". If you say it with enough
> Klingon force you'll notice the sides of your cheeks puff out.
Are you sure he said it was a fricative and not an affricate? I think a
fricate would sound very different than the sound he makes on the tapes.
> david
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