tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Nov 16 17:56:34 1996
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Re: Klingon letters (was Re: <K'>vaD ghItlhlu''a'?)
- From: [email protected] (Denny Shortliffe)
- Subject: Re: Klingon letters (was Re: <K'>vaD ghItlhlu''a'?)
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 20:56:30 -0500
>
>As I understand it, yes. (Or possibly a vowel, semi-vowel combo if you
>believe in semi-vowels!)
>
>Regards,
>Dave C.
I don't believe in semi-vowels, or,rather, I'll believe in anything if it
can be defined in terms I can accept.
I believe that "y" can be EITHER a vowel or a consonant, depending on how
it's used in the word being examined. If this bivalence makes it a
"semi-vowel" then so be it, but I never heard the term before these recent
posts.
As it applies to {tlhIngan Hol}, Okrand says that it's a consonant only,
even if appended to an 'a' or other vowel. Sorry, I meant Kronstint and
vooble, not consonant and vowel.
Qapla'
qrlIH veStaySortlhIH Sogh la' Lt. Commander K'rlikh Vestai-Shor-Klikh
tlhIngan wo' Duj qIj leng ra'wI' Commanding Officer, IKV Black Odyssey
Qanpu' pogh DuQ cha'DIch ra'wI' Deputy C.O., Mailed Glove Squadron
a.k.a.
--
Denny Shortliffe