tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 28 11:09:51 1996
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Re: Question
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>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 10:19:59 -0700
>From: [email protected] (Bill Hedrick)
>>I can see how it would be hard not to say (not so hard for me because I'm
>>so used to the phonology of Klingon); your point, too, is taken.
>I'm thinking now that the word should be transliterated as "sargh" that
>just feels better to me YMMV
I've heard it suggested. It's as good as any other guess... sounds okay.
>I've gotten some feedback, but the suggestions don't strike me as really
>performable -"Damn it Jim!, I'm a performer not a linguist"
>I'm trying to come up with a phrase that is ok grammatically, but also
>understandable if spoken (also short enough to memorize!) My thinking on
>performed tlhIngan Hol is that it should tend towards clipped Klingon. So
>how about:
>*sargh! *sargh! HInob vaj wo'wIj vInobqanq!
This is pretty good. Maybe just change it to "*sargh HInob" or "wa' HInob"
and maybe even "qanobqang", tho "vInobqang" is also fine. Works for me.
~mark
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