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Re: KLBC: New to the List

David Trimboli ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

Steven Boozer wrote:

> DloraH:
>> But in {qarDaS} and {qarDaSya'} the r and the D are in separate
>> syllables. qar-DaS, qar-DaS-ya' All being CVC.
> 
> I noticed that too but even so, this is the only example of a
> *non-suffixed* noun with the string {-arD-} -- and it's another
> foreign name.  Apparently it's pronounceable but, for some reason,
> uncommon.  This may be significant, or it may just be a coincidence
> due to the small size of the known vocabulary.  (And yes, I know that
> forms like {tarDaq} "in the poison", {DI'qarDaq} "toward D'Kar",
> {ghISnarDaq} "on the grishnar cat", etc. are possible.)

There are a number of not-very-pronounceable consonant combinations, 
some of which appear in the vocabulary. (I haven't the time to look for 
examples right now.) One example is {-nD-}. I remember one Klingonist 
who called herself SanDar, and we had a conversation at qep'a' loSDIch 
about how difficult it was to position the tongue correctly to say her 
name. She took a perverse pleasure in this, I think. :)

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SuStel
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