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Re: KLBC: Qapla'



[email protected] on behalf of [email protected] wrote:
> according to TKD and CK, Qapla' is pronounced KKAPPLA
> but on KCD-Language Lab, Gowron often says KAPLAAAAHH

Yeah, that tends to happen.  You see, often actors are not practiced in 
speaking Klingon, and don't always get it right.  In fact, the pronunciation 
is exactly {Qapla'}.  Remember, these letters represent the *sounds* of 
Klingon, not the writing system.  What you see is what you say.

By the way, this is {Qap} plus {la'}, not {Qa} plus {pla'}.  Also, the glottal 
stop at the end {'} indicates that the sound is cut off abruptly, not held out 
like Gowron does when you get a word right on KCD.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97535.8


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