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'amerI'qa' SepjIjQa'

'amerI'qa' SepjIjQa' is a word (noun) in Klingon meaning ‘United States of America, USA’.

Meaning

United States of America, USA

Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
ʔɑmɛrɪʔqʰɑʔʂɛpʰd͡ʒɪd͡ʒq͡χɑʔ
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Pronunciation

Sound out 'amerI'qa' SepjIjQa' letter by letter:

  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • aɑa as in 'father'
  • mmm as in 'moon'
  • eɛe as in 'bed'
  • rrlightly trilled or rolled r
  • Iɪi as in 'bit'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
  • aɑa as in 'father'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • Sʂretroflex sh, between English 's' and 'sh'
  • eɛe as in 'bed'
  • ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
  • jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
  • Iɪi as in 'bit'
  • jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
  • Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
  • aɑa as in 'father'
  • 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

Source

TNK (2011-10-29-Email)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.