[437] in tlhIngan-Hol
pIqaD and transliterations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Fri Jan 8 00:16:55 1993
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From: mark <mark@dragonsys.COM>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 12:23:59 EST
ACW writes:
> (Speaking of zealous reform, can we drop the upper-case D, I,
> and S among friends? They looks awful. I'm sure we can
> remember to retract our tongues without posting 14-pixel-high
> reminders.)
I would add to this the remaining uppercase letters, H and Q, and
their replacement by kh and qh respectively (as in my tagline).
This can cause no confusion, since the only way to use "h" will
still be as the last letter in a 2- or 3-letter combination that
cannot be interpreted in any other way: gh, tlh, kh, or qh. The
"kh" is already used in English to transcribe this sound
(Okrand's "H") from Russian and other foreign languages. And
while I have never seen "qh" used in the corresponding way (the
sound is less common than the "kh" sound), it's a logical choice,
given the analogy k:kh::q:???. (Credit line: This system devised
by "Dr. Whom" of the Cul-de-Sac BBS, Holliston, Mass.,
508-429-1784, 1200-19,200 Baud, always up.)
Mark A. Mandel
Dragon Systems, Inc. : speech recognition : +1 617 965-5200
320 Nevada St. : Newton, Mass. 02160, USA
Tlhingan khol daghojbe'chugh vaj bikhegh.
