tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 27 10:20:34 2004
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Suy' (n)
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 [email protected] wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand the phonetic difference between {Suy} and
> {Suy'}. My understanding has been that {Suy'} is said with a curt
> cut-off at syllable's end, whilst {Suy} is more drawn out, qar'a'? [In
> which case, remembering that a merchant is a {Suy} and not a {Suy'}
> becomes really difficult at times.. }}: ) ]
Your understanding is correct. /Suy/ is pronounced "Soo-eee", but /Suy'/,
I believe, is more like "Soo-WIH"...
But yes, the pun was likely the victim of having already used /Suy/ for
"merchant". :P
...Paul
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