tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 02 12:55:35 1998
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Re: What's in a Name (was: Beginner's questions)
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: What's in a Name (was: Beginner's questions)
- Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 14:55:21 CDT
ja' qronaH:
> : I didn't realize the list of names using Q or Qo to make the "kr" sound
> : was so extensive. I was aware of some of your examples when I was
> : choosing the name, but I also thought I saw a word that had "qr" in
> : it (somewhere in the middle of the word). Of course, now when I try
> : to use it as an example, I can't find it.
>
jang Voragh:
> You're probably thinking of {valQIS} Valkris. {qoreQ} Korax is another
> example to add to that list -- note how final /Q/ is heard by Earthers.
> Since /Q/ isn't used in English, it is frequently mis-heard and transcribed
> a variety of ways.
>
or maybe qronaH was thinking of a word that had a syllable boundary
between q and r, like {puqra'} "your child"
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
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