tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 27 12:02:52 2000
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Re: KLBC questions
Ok, I want my klingon name to be proper so...
gheHpu' 'oH pongwIj 'e'
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> > P.S. I think I want My name to be geH'pu it isn't suposed to mean any
> > thing but if it means something realy stupid you might want to alert me
> > to that. My freinds at school have started to call me that since I have
> > picked up klingon and I think it sounds nice.
> >
> >
> geH'pu is fine, since you can use whatever name you want. Klingon names are
> sometimes written differently on Star Trek then they are in the Klingon
> language. For example, 'Worf' is used on the tv show, but since there's no
> {f} sound in Klingon, it's pronounced {wo'rIv} in Klingon.
> Similarly, in Klingon, there isn't a plain {g} sound, but there is a {gh},
> which is sort of a gargled g sound. Also, following Klingon spelling
> patterns, the {'} wouldn't fall between {H} and {p}. So geH'pu would
> probably rendered as {gheHpu'} when spoken in standard Klingon. However, you
> can keep it as geH'pu or change it as you see fit.
>
> - taD
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