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

---end quote---

--
Lieven L. Litaer
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