tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 05 00:22:30 1998
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Re: Letter sounds question
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Letter sounds question
- Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 00:21:24 -0800
At 12:15 98-02-04 -0800, tevram wrote:
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}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"?
I don't know Chinese so I can't answer this fully, but it isn't a full
English sh and it isn't a zh either. The sibilant in "syringe" is what I copy.
}For instance, is the pronunciation of \Sa\ more like "sha" or "xa" in chinese?
I'll leave this for someone who knows the sounds of Chinese.
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian