Consonant cluster
When two or more consonants occur in a row, one speakes of a
consonant cluster. Usually when a consonant cluster is mentioned in the context of Klingon, sounds spanning multiple syllables are not counted.
For example,
maHpIn has
Hp in it, but the
H is at the end of one syllable, and the
p is at the beginning of the next, so this isn't the kind of consonant cluster to worry about. However,
vergh has
rgh at the end of a syllable, making it a definite example of a consonant cluster.
In the observed
phonology of Klingon, consonant clusters are almost nonexistent. The only clusters seen are
rgh,
w', and
y' at the end of a syllable
. Something like
Spr is, if not unpronounceable, apparently uncomfortable in the standard dialect.
Exceptions
When
transliterating names of non-klingon origin, other unusual clusters are possible.
References
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