tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 18 12:11:40 1995
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Re: Reopening CVC
According to [email protected]:
>
> A couple of weeks ago there was a lot of discussion regarding the
> possibilities in constructing Klingon syllables. Here, I wish to point out
> that Klingon, too, has dipthongs. CVy and CVw are the two examples. {lIy},
> which means "comet" is not pronounced with the usual short "i" but with a
> long "iy" dipthong. Dipthongs are, by definition, the compound of two vowels
> producing a new vowel sound. Thus, {qaw} is not pronounced {qa:u} but rather
> "cow."
In Klingon, {w} and {y} are considered consonants.
> peHruS
charghwI'
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