tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 11 06:30:32 2009
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Re: Yet another newbie!
[email protected] wrote:
> tlhIngan Hol vIghoj vIneH!
maj. batlh tlhIngan Hol Daghojjaj.
> One thing in particular that puzzles me is how {Duy'a'} and {Duy''a'}
> differ in sound, that is, how to say {''}.
Formally, a doubled glottal stop should be lengthened; that is, the {''}
takes a little longer to say than just {'}. However, most Klingons tend
to shorten doubled glottal stops, so most Klingons would pronounce
{Duy''a'} like {Duy'a'} anyway. Pronouncing the lengthened {''} is still
acceptable, and considered more formally correct. (See KLINGON FOR THE
GALACTIC TRAVELER, page 138.)
When I speak, I pronounce the lengthened {''}.
> Also, I wonder about using locative in a noun phrase, as in {bIQDaq veng},
> my attempt at translating "the city on the water" (yes, I know a true
> Klingon would not associate his city with water...). Is that ok?
No, that's not right. TKD 3.4 says that only the last noun in a
noun-noun construction may take a Type 5 suffix. If {bIQ veng} "water
city" (Laketown?) is not sufficient for your meaning, you might try
{bIQDaq 'oHbogh veng'e'} "city which is on water."
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