tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 02 14:07:39 1998
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Re: pongmey
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: pongmey
- Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1998 14:07:13 -0800
At 13:11 98-01-02 -0800, Q'aSHa' wrote:
}I have a really, really stupid question. When do you use "Q" instead of
}"q", assuming you're not referring to the omnipotent guy?
It is a most excellent question, basic, yes, but important, not stupid.
The Klingon phonetic alphabet is, in as Okrand lists it:
a b ch D e gh H I j l m n ng o p q Q r S t tlh u v w y '
Each of these represents a separate sound of the language. Thus {q} and {Q}
are as different as "f" and "v" in English. The word {qat} means "wrap" and
the word {Qat} means "be popular." The word "fat" means overweight and the
word "vat" represents a tub.
So the answer to your question is simply: use {q} when the word is spelled
with a {q} and {Q} when the word is spelled with a {Q}.
Thank you for asking. There are probably five people out there glad you
asked, because they didn't have the guts.
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian