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@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
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