Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 290 | The 'qa' in the View more quotes about name">name 'Feiqa', incidentally, is pronounced rather like 'kah' in English. |
| 1 | 291 | I have not spelled it 'Feikah' in English because the letter in question, in the Gorean spelling, is a 'kwah' and not a 'kef'. |
| 1 | 292 | The 'kwah' in Gorean, which I think is possibly related, directly or indirectly, to the English 'q', does not always have a 'kwah' sound. |
| 1 | 293 | Sometimes it does; sometimes it does not; in the name 'Feiqa' it does not. |
| 1 | 294 | Although this may seem strange to native English speakers, it is certainly not linguistically unprecedented. |
| 1 | 295 | For example, in Spanish, certainly one of the major languages spoken on Earth, the letter 'q' seldom, if ever, has the 'kwah' sound. |
| 1 | 296 | Even in English, of course, the letter 'q' itself is not pronounced with a 'kwah' sound, but rather with a 'k' or 'c' sound, as in 'kue' or 'cue'. |
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The 'qa' in the name 'Feiqa', incidentally, is pronounced rather like 'kah' in English.
I have not spelled it 'Feikah' in English because the letter in question, in the Gorean spelling, is a 'kwah' and not a 'kef'.
The 'kwah' in Gorean, which I think is possibly related, directly or indirectly, to the English 'q', does not always have a 'kwah' sound.
Sometimes it does; sometimes it does not; in the name 'Feiqa' it does not.
Although this may seem strange to native English speakers, it is certainly not linguistically unprecedented.
For example, in Spanish, certainly one of the major languages spoken on Earth, the letter 'q' seldom, if ever, has the 'kwah' sound.
Even in English, of course, the letter 'q' itself is not pronounced with a 'kwah' sound, but rather with a 'k' or 'c' sound, as in 'kue' or 'cue'.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)