The thlIngan=Klingon [gh] sound in Northern Deutsch=Germany might be due
to mutual
influence with Nederlands=Dutch which still does have this sound.
Marian Schwartz wrote:
> if you're a Northern German, you might be
> acquainted with {gh}: the regional pronunciation for the word "Wagen" is
> actually "Waghen"; I have no idea why.
> qoror