[90585] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Number of possible syllables
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Roney, Jr. PKT)
Tue Nov 8 13:46:17 2011
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Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 13:46:01 -0500
From: "Michael Roney, Jr. PKT" <nahqun@gmail.com>
To: tlhIngan Hol mailing list <tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org>
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On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Andr=E9 M=FCller <esperantist@gmail.com> wr=
ote:
> That's one part of the problem. Anothern one would've been the counting of
> syllables. If Klingon were a human language, SoSoy would consist of the t=
wo
> syllables So and Soy (this is universal), but I guess some would disagree
> that this process takes place in Klingon as well, as it's not a Terran
> language. So in the end we don't know if -oy can also be a phonetical
> syllable in Klingon.
> This is why I don't take it into account in the syllable count.
>
> Further comments on the matter (the number of syllables) are appreciated.
> - Andr=E9
As a child, I was taught that a syllable is the number of times you
open your mouth.
So If I put my hand under my chin and say SoS-oy; I count two.
If I say So-Soy; I also get two.
Regardless of which one I'm more likely to say, it still breaks down
to two syllables.
(Personally, I'd say SoS-oy or SoS-'oy)
~'anan naHQun
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