<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>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.<br><br></div>Now the spelling is {mIyama}. Either one of them is wrong, or both are possible.<br><br></div>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.<br><br></div>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. :)<br><br></div>- André<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-11-07 11:07 GMT+01:00 Lieven <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:levinius@gmx.de" target="_blank">levinius@gmx.de</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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:<br>
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Andorra 'anDo'ra'<br>
Argentina 'arHentInya'<br>
Austria 'oSteray'<br>
Belgium belghIya'<br>
Brazil bIraSIw<br>
Burma/Myanmar mIyama<br>
Cuba quba'<br>
Czech Republic cheSqa'<br>
Ecuador 'eqwaDor<br>
Estonia 'eStIy<br>
Georgia SaQatvelo'<br>
Iceland 'ISlan<br>
Ireland 'eyre'<br>
Kenya qenya'<br>
Libya lIbya'<br>
Liechtenstein lIHtentay'<br>
Luxembourg letSeburgh<br>
Morocco maghrIb<br>
Nigeria nayjerya'<br>
Poland po'lISqa'<br>
Slovakia SIlovenISqa'<br>
Syria Surya'<br>
Switzerland SuwISya'<br>
Venezuela veneSwe'la'<br>
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The best Klingon word to use for the Terran idea of "country" (Germany, Sweden, Nigeria, etc.) is {Sep}.<br>
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The word for "grid" on a spreadsheet (tlhat) can also be used for the lines (grid) on a map.<br>
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equator (n.) ghaptal<br>
remote, small, desolate place (n.) naw'wat<br>
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Allegheny (River, Mountains; US) 'a'leghen'I'<br>
Irrawaddy (River in Burma/Myanmar) 'eyawaDIy<br>
Jerusalem yeru'Sala'yIm<br>
New York nuyorgh<br>
Pittsburgh (US) pItlhbergh<br>
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Continents (Terran)<br>
Africa 'avrI'qa'<br>
Antarctica 'antartIq<br>
Australia 'aSralya'<br>
Asia 'aSya'<br>
Europe 'ewrop<br>
North America 'amerI'qa' 'ev chan 'ev<br>
South America 'amerI'qa' tIng chan tIng<br>
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