tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Aug 19 14:44:28 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] New word: bridge
> > The word for "bridge" (as in over a river) is <QI> (one of
> those weird
> > vowel-final words). Maltz said that would apply to the kind
> of rope bridge
> > you described (as well as more substantial bridges).
>
> This is most certainly a reference to the novel by Pierre Boulle,
> especially the way he phrased it ("bridge... as in over a river").
>
> --
> De'vID
That was the first thought that came to my mind as well the very moment I read it. And then I tried
to make the pronunciation fit better, but couldn't; so I didn't say anything.
DloraH
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