[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: SuwISya'

[mayqel qunenoS]

indeed ! here we say "elvetia", with the stress being placed on the "i". we
never say "elvetika" to describe the region. we only say "elvetika" to use
it as an adjective.

qunnoH jan puqloD
ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'

On 24 Dec 2016 11:55 am, "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 24 December 2016 at 10:16, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 'elaDya'Daq SuwISya'vaD elvetia wIpong.
>
> Helvetia 'oH wa' pong'e' ghajbogh Sep.
> 'ach wa' pong 'oHbe' Helveti*c*a'e'.
>
> Helvetica is the typeface (font) name, not the name of the country.
>
> Switzerland is called the Confoederatio Helvetica (i.e., the Swiss
> Confederation), which is sometimes Helvetia (no "c") for short, but
> never Helvetica, which would be an adjective ("Swiss").
>
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