tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 29 07:22:53 2006
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Re: gh and H
Shane:
> >When trying to perform that sound as you describe it, the gh
> >the closest thing i can come up with dosn't sound klingon at all.
QeS:
>{gh} is a voiced velar fricative. It very much resembles the French "r", but
>is pronounced further forward, at the same point in your mouth where you say
>"k" in English.
> >Ok, that helps quite a bit. lol Getting used to pronouncing crap up
> >front is gonna be hard to get used to again. lol
Okrand goes over the sounds of Klingon in "Conversational Klingon", but if
you can't get a copy find someone who speaks Arabic and have him/her
demonstrate the difference between /gh/ and /H/ (as well as /'/ and /q/).
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons