[Tlhingan-hol] New word: bridge

[Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh]

nujatlh Qov:
> The word for "bridge" (as in over a river) is <QI> (one of those weird
> vowel-final words).

jang De'vID, jatlh:
> This is most certainly a reference to the novel by Pierre Boulle,
> especially the way he phrased it ("bridge... as in over a river").

jang DloraH, jatlh:
> 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.

If you spell it quickly using the English letternames ("cue-eye") it gets pretty close.

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