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Re: Klingon Phonetics

• From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon Phonetics
• Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:17:34 -0500
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

ja' muHwI':
>> So why didn't Picard become <pIqarID> or <pIqar>?
>Because Klingons hear it as PEE-KARRDD, or {pIqarD}.

*** RED ALERT ***

The Klingon {I} is not the "ee" sound.  It's the short "i" in the
English word "pin" or "igloo".  To approximate a long "i" sound as in
"margarita", it would have to be an {Iy} combination:  {pIyqarD}.

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