tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Sep 01 21:49:06 1995

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Re: }} tlh



On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, David Barron wrote:

> In an interview on National Public Radio Okrand called the "tlh" 
> "an apical bilateral fricative". That ment to me that the one says a "t" 
> and then lets the air (this is the bilateral part) pass arround the sides 
> of the tongue, in a sence, whispering an "l". If you say it with enough 
> Klingon force you'll notice the sides of your cheeks puff out.

Are you sure he said it was a fricative and not an affricate?  I think a 
fricate would sound very different than the sound he makes on the tapes.

> david

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