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Talossan names(#400), posted by JayH, [IP Hidden], May 22, 2007 - 11:25. Viewed 781 times.
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(last post: October 15, 2007 - 22:50)		So what are the rules, written or un-, about the granting of Talossan names? Are they always based on the meanings of the petitioner's given name and family name?

I see in a previous thread that the Talossan equivalent of "Jay" (based on the meaning "bluejay") is "ceválgh" -- how is that said, approximately? Based on what documentation I've found, it would appear to be pronounced roughly "cheh-VALGH," which sounds awfully gargly and makes me wonder if what I read (and pasted above) was a typo, and it was supposed to be "ceváglh", pronounced "cheh-VAL-yih." (Thanks to the document "Talossan Pronunciation and Spelling with IPA prepared by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h in November 2006" for helping me out here.)

Also, my last name is Hinkelman, which is (I'd guess obviously) German in origin. I know that the term "Hinkel" is a dialectical word for "chicken," and can be taken in either its literal or figurative (cowardly) meanings. I've been told that the Hinkelmans, back in the day in the homeland, were poultry farmers, which would certainly fit, but at the same time, I once said my last name to a German foreign exchange student, a high-schooler, and she, well, snickered. Which I guess just means, given the choice between the two, I'd certainly want the literal translation!

Then again, considering the reputation of the bluejay in raiding the nests of other birds, maybe "poultry-farmer" isn't a good last name either. But I'll keep it, and then just be extra-nice to everyone just to highlight the irony. :-D

-- Jay H
Talossan namesJayHMay 22, 2007 - 11:25
JayHMay 25, 2007 - 14:11
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    		• JayHMay 22, 2007 - 11:25
    RE: Talossan names(#418), posted by JayH, [IP Hidden], May 25, 2007 - 14:11. Viewed 1017 times.
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    (last post: October 15, 2007 - 22:50)    		So given that the Hinkelmans of yore* were, to my knowledge, actual chicken farmers or poultry farmers, I'm not sure which, would Poûrdapúlastër or Poûrdacohortáis be a suitable surname? (And do I get to choose which one I prefer? :-P )

    -- Ceváglh

    * "My ancestors! Not yours! Mine! MIIIIIIIIIIIINE!"
    JayHMay 29, 2007 - 14:59
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    JayHMay 25, 2007 - 14:11
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    (last post: October 15, 2007 - 22:50)    		Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?*

    -- Jay H

    * I spent a few minutes trying to translate "Bueller" before deciding it wasn't funny enough. :-P
    President AnglatzarâMay 29, 2007 - 16:05
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    RE: Talossan names(#423), posted by President Anglatzarâ, [IP Hidden], May 29, 2007 - 16:05. Viewed 1005 times.
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    (last post: March 14, 2008 - 07:21)    		> Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?*

    Your questions give me a headache. Why can't you be called Smith like everyone else?
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    JayHMay 29, 2007 - 20:36
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    President AnglatzarâMay 29, 2007 - 16:05
    RE: Talossan names(#424), posted by JayH, [IP Hidden], May 29, 2007 - 20:36. Viewed 945 times.
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    (last post: October 15, 2007 - 22:50)    		> Your questions give me a headache. Why can't you be called Smith like everyone else?

    Mostly because if you put me in a room with flames and heavy pieces of metal I'd only injure myself, the horses, and several people in the tavern (don't ask me how).

    -- Jay H
    Ián TxaglhMay 24, 2007 - 02:05
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    		• JayHMay 22, 2007 - 11:25
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    (last post: March 24, 2008 - 14:06)    		> So what are the rules, written or un-, about the granting of Talossan names? Are they always based on the meanings of the petitioner's given name and family name?
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    > I see in a previous thread that the Talossan equivalent of "Jay" (based on the meaning "bluejay") is "ceválgh" -- how is that said, approximately? Based on what documentation I've found, it would appear to be pronounced roughly "cheh-VALGH," which sounds awfully gargly and makes me wonder if what I read (and pasted above) was a typo, and it was supposed to be "ceváglh", pronounced "cheh-VAL-yih." (Thanks to the document "Talossan Pronunciation and Spelling with IPA prepared by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h in November 2006" for helping me out here.)

    we share a similar fate if it comes to talossan name, mine is TXAGLH (means Gaulish). i am of slavic origin, so for me it is easy to pronounce it, as it is exactly the slovak word for "sadness" - "žaľ". your name has only too syllables ce-váglh, the cluster GLH is most closely pronounced as like very palatal L. if you speak spanish it sounds like their LL. if not try to say L and Y (as in yes) like one sound LY (put only a tip of your tongue behind the upper teeth, but not on teeth but on beginning of the palate, open widely tails of yr mouth like in to say wide "ä", and try to say L followed immediately by Y). good luck :)
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    D. N. VercáriâMay 23, 2007 - 16:33
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    		• JayHMay 22, 2007 - 11:25
    RE: Talossan names(#408), posted by D. N. Vercáriâ, [IP Hidden], May 23, 2007 - 16:33. Viewed 837 times.
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    (last post: March 15, 2008 - 16:51)    		I have to admit that I'm not very deep into German dialects, but in the wider southwestern region where I am living "Hinkel" doesn't mean anything but rooster. Figuratively, calling someone a "Hinkel" isn't strongly pejorative (like coward), it's more like describing some moderate physical fragility.

    I can't explain the giggles of the exchange student, though. It must be some habit that is not related to last names, I guess. ;-)
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    Justice dal NavâMay 22, 2007 - 11:42
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    		• JayHMay 22, 2007 - 11:25
    RE: Talossan names(#401), posted by Justice dal Navâ, [IP Hidden], May 22, 2007 - 11:42. Viewed 931 times.
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    (last post: March 14, 2008 - 13:43)    		IT'S BIRDMAN!


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    JayHMay 22, 2007 - 11:57
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    (last post: October 15, 2007 - 22:50)    		> IT'S BIRDMAN!

    Nobody here but us chicken farmers... ;-)

    -- Jay "Ceváglh?" H
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