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Re: KLBC your choice of a name

Scott Willis ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

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From: "Christian Einfeldt" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:58 PM
Subject: KLBC your choice of a name


> Hi, ngabwl,
>
> I seem to remember someone else saying that one wouldn't ordinarily
> expect to see two consonants at the beginning of a name, at least with
> regard to groD's name choice.  Thanks in advance.

I'll answer this one first, in English. In Klingon, there are some sounds
that are represented by consonant clusters: {tlh}, {gh}, {ch}, and {ng}.
Even though these are represented by clusters in the romanization system we
use, they are still considered single sounds. When Philip pointed out that
{gr} is illegal for a normal Klingon word, he was pointing out that {gr} is
not one of these clusters.

> Could you tell me a little bit about the history behind your choice of
> a name and how to pronounce it?

How to pronounce it:

The first sound, {ng} is the final sound in the english word "hang".
The second, {a} is the British version of this letter, and the same sound is
found in American word "father", never as in American "apple".
The third, {b}, is exactly what it looks like, forcefully elocuted.
{w} is as in "witch", "wonder", etc.
{I} is as in "bit".
{'} is a glottal stop. It is a sudden cutoff of air, a sudden escape of air,
or a very brief pause, depending on where it is in the word.
To get a feel for the way this sound feels, say "hot toddy" at normal
conversational speed. Notice that you did not say "hot", followed by
"toddy". You should have felt a small catch in the back of your throat, just
before the second "t". This is a glottal stop.

The above information can be found on pg [no] of TKD.

History:

*magician* (yab tojwI') jIH. *yab tojwI'* vIDataHvIS, rut Huch vIbaj.
ja'chuqDI' yab tojwI'pu', mu' <<ngabmoH>> 'oS mu' <<ngab>>.
(ngabmoHmeH mIw'e' 'oSlaH je).
"one who causes (things) to vanish" 'oSbogh pong vIneH, 'ach jIQagh.
'oSbe'bej pongvam 'e' vItlhojchoH, 'ach pumDI' rutlh, jIlIH'eghta', 'ej pong
vIparHa'choH.

DaqvamDaq pongwIj vIQIj, DIvI' Hol vIlo'taHvIS:

/wiki/index.php?Scott%20Willis

Hope that answers your questions. }}: )

--ngabwI'
Beginners' Grammarian,
Klingon Language Institute
http://kli.org/
HovpoH 701007.0

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