tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 26 15:57:40 1996
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Re: `Kahless' book
- From: Will Martin <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: `Kahless' book
- Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:57:36 -0400 ()
- Priority: NORMAL
On Thu, 11 Jul 1996 10:52:01 -0700 "Mark E. Shoulson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> >Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996
00:17:15 -0700
> >From: "A.Appleyard" <[email protected]>
>
> > The non-standard phonetics in {Kurn} as well as {Worf} may mean that the
> >Worf familyvame from an area of Qo'noS that spoke a non-standard dialect or
> >language, or at least had spoken a non-standard dialect or language recently
> >enough for a stock of traditional names with non-standard phonetics to survive
> >to Picard's time.
>
> I have heard it attributed to Okrand that Worf's name is actually wo'rIv.
> This is pretty plainly a backfit, and I actually have always wondered where
> we got this from. Can anyone confirm this spelling of Worf's name? I seem
> to recall hearing it from Nick. nIchyon, bIQIj'a'?
wo'rIv Worf (proper name) {HolQeD 4.3}
> ~mark
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