tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 13 09:27:49 2003
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Re: New Member/Syll... correction
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: New Member/Syll... correction
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:34:49 -0500
In a message dated 2/13/2003 8:38:46 AM Eastern
Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "C. Krottje" <[email protected]>
> > > Are their any rules known concerning Klingon syllables? (for example
> that they >> MUST start with a consonant or something...)
>
> Once again, no rules per se, but I'll give you a quarter if you can find a
> {tlhIngan Hol} word that starts with a vowel. (Remember,
> {'} is a full-
> blown consonant).
Interestingly, in English, words that "begin" with vowels actually
begin with a glottal stop (try it yourself!) which is just not
written in. So, in this regard, Klingon and English phonology
are in agreement.
-- ter'eS
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