tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 24 13:38:06 2006
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Re: Klingon at the Thanksgiving table - A month late...
voan:
> > voan [...] It works in Klingon as well
Philip:
>Does it? I'd have thought that Klingon phonotactics prohibit two
>consecutive vowels.
They do. You need to insert a glottal stop /'/. E.g.
{be'etor} B'Etor
{qI'empeq} K'mpec
{tlha'a} Klaa
>(Also, syllables ending in vowels tend to be a bit rare -- verb
>prefixes are a notable exception.
As are proper names:
{barot} Barot
{DuraS} Duras
{ghIrIlqa'} Grilka
{mara} Mara
{molor} Molor
{qamor} Kahmor
{qolotlh} Koloth
{qoreQ} Korax
and words apparently borrowed from another "dialect" having an initial
consonant cluster:
{bIraqlul} brak'lul
{bIreqtal} Brek'tal
{bIreQtagh} bregit lung
{qIvo'rIt} K'Vort class (vessel)
{bI'rel} B'rel class (BoP)
But just as often you'll see a glottal stop inserted where you might not
expect it:
{be'etor} B'Etor
{qI'empeq} K'mpec
{ruq'e'vet} Ruk'evet
{tI'vIS} T'vis
{tlha'a} Klaa
{wo'rIv} Worf
>I think that syllables *starting* with a vowel are completely off, though.)
Absolutely. Cf.
{'aqtu'} Aktuh
{'atrom} A'trom
which actually begin with a glottal stop in ta' Hol.
>{vo'an} would fit the rules as I know them.
No argument.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons