tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 07 17:36:21 1997
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RE: ' between vowels
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: ' between vowels
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 97 00:47:48 UT
January 07, 1997 6:24 AM, jatlh 'Iwvan:
> Donald E. Vick wrote:
> > I have a reminder to give here. This is not a Klingon word we're
> > talking about, it's a transliteration of a greek word.
>
> Whatever its etymology, if someone wants it as a _nom de Klin_, if it is
> written in the Klingon alphabet (pIqaD or romanisation, it matters not),
> if it can be used in a Klingon sentence, it is a Klingon word, and the
> rules of Klingon phonology apply.
>
> > Also, it's a name, which even in Klingon do not follow the normal rules.
>
> No? Cite a Klingon name which starts with a vowel with no preceding
> glottal stop.
I think you'd better glance at the "choosing a Klingon name" section of the
FAQ.
http://www.thomtech.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.html
And now I will cite a Klingon name which does not begin with a consonant:
achghuQ. I don't remember why, but he chose not to put a glottal stop on his
name; he did this deliberately. He's a person you may see from time to time
on the MUSH, not a Star Trek character. But it's HIS name, and if cares to
write it as {achghuQ} but say it as {'achghuQ}, who are we to stop him? And
are you going to insist that trI'Qal make her name phonetically valid, and not
begin with {tr}? Of course not; it's her chosen name.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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