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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] What does "qu-" mean at the start of a word?

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Fri Mar 27 04:34:41 2015

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:09:14 +0100
From: Lieven <levinius@gmx.de>
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Am 27.03.2015 um 04:31 schrieb Christoph Pichlmann:
> It doesn't actually adhere to the klingon syntax, I think - the first
> syllable only has two letters but is no prefix.

Actually, it does fit Klingon phonology perfectly. A syllable may not 
start with a consonant, but it can certainly end with one.
*quja'* is no different than {toDuj} "courage", {nIteb} "lonely", 
{veragh} "rivet", {wanI'} "phenomenon" and many more.

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Lieven L. Litaer
aka Quvar valer 'utlh
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