[101483] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qaghwI' between consonants
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Sat Oct 24 08:53:03 2015
To: "tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org"
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From: Lieven <levinius@gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 14:53:03 +0200
In-Reply-To: <00ad01d10e22$d7794160$866bc420$@flyingstart.ca>
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Am 24.10.2015 um 08:11 schrieb Robyn Stewart:
> 3.Names can take any form the user wants them to, including letters =
and letter combinations that aren=92t in tlhIngan Hol.
First to make clear: Qov is one of the most experienced Klingon speakers =
I have ever met, so I have my greatest respect to her knowledge and =
grammatical opinion. That's why it's not easy for me to contradict.
This is important for true beginners to understand this correctly:
Yes, names can be whatever they are. Of course there is no rule for =
names, and they may look what they look like.
But, on the other hand, it depends on the question asked: if you want to =
make a name which follows correct tlhIngan Hol syllables, then you can =
NOT do what you want. The Klingon letters we use are some kind of =
pronunciation system, and the apostrophe between most consonants just =
cannot be pronounced. I definitely DISCOMMEND any beginners to write =
words like {qun'noQ} or {QIt'vur} because they simply can NOT be =
pronounced. It's like writing english names like "Kpnolstkr" and =
"Apprlk" - it just makes no sense.
What you can do is what most authors do, writing "english" Klingon names =
as we know "K'mtor" or "K'Tinga", but that'sno tlhIngan Hol.
{paq'batlh} is really one of very few exceptions [please name any =
others], which is based on the incorrect spelling of the autors, and =
that's why okrand has explained it as archaic klingon.
-- =
Lieven L. Litaer
aka Quvar valer 'utlh
Grammarian of the KLI
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