[94433] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] New word: bridge
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh)
Sun Aug 19 21:18:29 2012
From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:18:09 +1000
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nujatlh Qov:
> The word for "bridge" (as in over a river) is <QI> (one of those weird
> vowel-final words).
jang De'vID=2C jatlh:
> This is most certainly a reference to the novel by Pierre Boulle=2C
> especially the way he phrased it ("bridge... as in over a river").
jang DloraH=2C jatlh:
> That was the first thought that came to my mind as well the very moment I=
read it. And then I tried
> to make the pronunciation fit better=2C but couldn't=3B so I didn't say a=
nything.
If you spell it quickly using the English letternames ("cue-eye") it gets p=
retty close.
QeS
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nujatlh Qov:<br>>=3B The word for "bridge" (as in over a river) is <=3B=
QI>=3B (one of those weird<br><div>>=3B vowel-final words).<br><br>jang=
De'vID=2C jatlh:<br>>=3B This is most certainly a reference to the novel=
by Pierre Boulle=2C<br>>=3B especially the way he phrased it ("bridge...=
as in over a river").<br><br>jang DloraH=2C jatlh:<br>>=3B That was the =
first thought that came to my mind as well the very moment I read it. And =
then I tried<br>>=3B to make the pronunciation fit better=2C but couldn't=
=3B so I didn't say anything.<br><br>If you spell it quickly using the Engl=
ish letternames ("cue-eye") it gets pretty close.<br><br>QeS<br></div> =
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