[Tlhingan-hol] New word: bridge

Seruq seruq at bellsouth.net
Sun Aug 19 14:44:12 PDT 2012


> > The word for "bridge" (as in over a river) is <QI> (one of 
> those weird
> > vowel-final words). Maltz said that would apply to the kind 
> of rope bridge
> > you described (as well as more substantial bridges).
> 
> This is most certainly a reference to the novel by Pierre Boulle,
> especially the way he phrased it ("bridge... as in over a river").
> 
> -- 
> De'vID

That was the first thought that came to my mind as well the very moment I read it.  And then I tried
to make the pronunciation fit better, but couldn't; so I didn't say anything.


DloraH




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