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

[DloraH]

Other than very few exceptions, Klingon syllables are cvc or cv.
'o-puH
cv-cvc


- DloraH


On Sat, 2024-01-13 at 22:42 -0500, Will Martin via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
> 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:
> > 
> > We should also remember that there aren't too many multisyllabic
> > verb roots in Klingon. Verb roots are normally one syllable.
> > 
> > 
> > > Message: 3
> > > Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:05:47 -0500
> > > From: ghunchu'wI' 'utlh
> > > <qunchuy at alcaco.net <mailto:qunchuy at alcaco.net>>
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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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