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

[Will Martin]

For that matter, {‘opuH} is somewhat uncommon in terms of phonemes, in that the {-opu-} would more commonly be {‘o’pu-} or {‘op’u}. The syllable division in Klingon is usually between two consonants. So, is this {‘op-uH}, or is it {‘o-puH}? Where do you divide the syllables? It’s like the {p} is the syllable boundary, making it somehow not quite belong to either syllable.

I’m don't feel sure I really know how to pronounce this simple word.

Likely, it’s {‘op-uH} patterned after the one most common syllable that lacks the usual consonant: {-oy} as in {SoSoy} and {vavoy}, which one knows to be pronounced with the syllable breaks at {SoS-oy} and {vav-oy}…

Unless it’s more like the prefixes…

Yep. I’m not sure where the syllable division is here.

pItlh

charghwI’ ‘utlh
(ghaH, ghaH, -Daj)




> On Jan 13, 2024, at 5:41 PM, James Landau via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:
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> We should also remember that there aren't too many multisyllabic verb roots in Klingon. Verb roots are normally one syllable.
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> >Message: 3
> >Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:05:47 -0500
> >From: ghunchu'wI' 'utlh <qunchuy at alcaco.net <mailto:qunchuy at alcaco.net>>
> >To: tlhingan-hol at kli.org <mailto:tlhingan-hol at kli.org>
> >Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'opuHwI'
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> >On Jan 7, 2024, at 7:30 PM, Michael K?nin via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org <mailto:tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?Given the {-wI'}, is there an unrevealed verb {'opuH}?
> >
> >We can?t know whether it?s unrevealed or nonexistent. If we eventually learn of such a verb, we shouldn?t be surprised, but we >also shouldn?t expect one.
> >
> >? ghunchu'wI'
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