tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 28 14:23:21 1998
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RE: Morskan
- From: Burt Clawson <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Morskan
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 15:21:01 -0600
ja' chargwI':
> > KGT mentions other regions. For most MO gives a klingon spelling, but
not
> > for Morskan. How is [Morskan] expressed in ta' Hol?
> >
> >
> > DloraH
>
> Well, the real answer is, "We don't know." Likely, the name
> "Morscan" is one which existed on the planet before the Klingons
> conquered it and the natives may say it in a way that cannot be
> pronounced in Klingon. Human note takers may have gotten the
> name "Morscan" from this original pronunciation which is still
> likely used for native Morscans.
> Meanwhile, it is likely that Klingons from other regions
> pronounce it something like {morQan} or {moSqan} or {morSeqan}
> or even {morSe'qan}, since these don't violate any {ta' Hol}
> consonant clusters, yet each comes close to the sound of
> "Morscan". The cluster "rsc" is not reproduceable in Klingon.
chaq {morISqa'}?
-tuv'el