tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 04 12:41:17 1998
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Re: Letter sounds question
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Letter sounds question
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 14:35:43 -0600 (CST)
: I know that in Klingon, the S is frequently referred to as making the "sh"
: sound. Is this a "true" english "sh" or is it more like a Chinese "x"?
: For instance, is the pronunciation of \Sa\ more like "sha" or "xa" in Chinese?
:
: tevram
Is "xa" the new transcription (Pinyin?) for the old-fashioned (Wade Giles?)
"hsa"?
Voragh
(trying to remember the little Chinese he studied 20+ years ago)