[tlhIngan Hol] new words qepHom 2016 (geography)
André Müller
esperantist at gmail.com
Mon Nov 7 17:44:29 PST 2016
Odd. Marc had given us the word for Burma/Myanmar before, when he wrote
birthday greetings on my Facebook wall, 2 years or so ago. Then he used the
spelling {mIyanma} though.
Now the spelling is {mIyama}. Either one of them is wrong, or both are
possible.
Note that "Myanmar" in Burmese is really pronounced without the final -r
and without the -n. Actually the correct pronunciation is [mjəma] or
sometimes [mjæ̃mma], so perhaps the second one is the more correct version.
Maybe I shall ask him about that. And great for me (and for De'vID) to have
a name for Switzerland! I was already thinking about the correct way...
SIwayItlh ~ SIwItlh ~ SIwIS ~ SIwItSera' ~ SIwISra' ~ Helvetya' crossed my
mind. And I am very happy to even get the name of the biggest river in
Burma, the Irrawaddy / Ayeyarwady, as I am there quite frequently. :)
- André
2016-11-07 11:07 GMT+01:00 Lieven <levinius at gmx.de>:
> The TalkNow: Learn Klingon software only contained a basic list of country
> names, which ist standard in their app. Maltz revealed some of the other
> countries, but also some interesting geography terms:
>
> ---begin quote---
> Andorra 'anDo'ra'
> Argentina 'arHentInya'
> Austria 'oSteray'
> Belgium belghIya'
> Brazil bIraSIw
> Burma/Myanmar mIyama
> Cuba quba'
> Czech Republic cheSqa'
> Ecuador 'eqwaDor
> Estonia 'eStIy
> Georgia SaQatvelo'
> Iceland 'ISlan
> Ireland 'eyre'
> Kenya qenya'
> Libya lIbya'
> Liechtenstein lIHtentay'
> Luxembourg letSeburgh
> Morocco maghrIb
> Nigeria nayjerya'
> Poland po'lISqa'
> Slovakia SIlovenISqa'
> Syria Surya'
> Switzerland SuwISya'
> Venezuela veneSwe'la'
>
> The best Klingon word to use for the Terran idea of "country" (Germany,
> Sweden, Nigeria, etc.) is {Sep}.
>
> The word for "grid" on a spreadsheet (tlhat) can also be used for the
> lines (grid) on a map.
>
> equator (n.) ghaptal
> remote, small, desolate place (n.) naw'wat
>
> Allegheny (River, Mountains; US) 'a'leghen'I'
> Irrawaddy (River in Burma/Myanmar) 'eyawaDIy
> Jerusalem yeru'Sala'yIm
> New York nuyorgh
> Pittsburgh (US) pItlhbergh
>
> Continents (Terran)
> Africa 'avrI'qa'
> Antarctica 'antartIq
> Australia 'aSralya'
> Asia 'aSya'
> Europe 'ewrop
> North America 'amerI'qa' 'ev chan 'ev
> South America 'amerI'qa' tIng chan tIng
>
> ---end quote---
>
> --
> Lieven L. Litaer
> aka Quvar valer 'utlh
> Grammarian of the KLI
> http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher
> http://www.klingonwiki.net
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