tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 14 11:00:26 1995

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Re: Langauge Updates??



Hi R.B,

> On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Karl Dyson wrote:
> 
> > > Join the KLI and you will receive a subscription to HolQeD with your 
> > > membership.  You can also order back-issues of HolQeD.  Of particular 
> > > interest are issues 1.3 and 2.4 where many new words have been introduced.
> 
> > How do I do that then?
> > Will they deliver to the UK anyway?
> 
> Sure, for more information, send an E-mail message to [email protected]
> or write to:
> The Klingon Language Institute
> P.O. Box 634
> Flourtown, PA  19031-0634
> USA
Okay cool, thank you..erm...yeah...

> > > >  How would I say the "so goodbye" part?
> > > 
> > > Klingon dispenses with superfluous social nicities.  You simply 
> > > state your intention.  If you simply say {DaH jImejnIS} or {SIbI' jImejnIS} 
> > > you have announced your intention to leave and that is all that 
> > > is required.  The closest thing to a farewell in Klingon is {Qapla'}.
> 
> > Oh, sorry I did not notice in the apppendix of TKD that there was a verb
> > depart so I used one of the go verbs....
> > As for Qapla'..thats what I usualy use but I don't like it..it doesn't feel
> > right.
> 
> If you're uncomfortable with using Qapla' as a farewell, then make up your 
> own:
good idea...

> tugh maghomchuqqa'jaj.  QuvlIjDaq yIH tu'be'lu'jaj.  reH DujlIj yIvoq. 
> romulusnganpu'vaD yIjatlhQo'.  
Oh no...erm...I am a beginner...please could you translate this for me...as
I haven't got enough lifetime left to get through the second word :)

> > > yoDtargh
> > Is that your name????
> 
> HIja'.
Ah right...its erm...nice! ;)

> rIn jabbI'IDvam
Data transmition finished???

> yoDtargh
Okay then yoDtargh..thanks for all the help etc.

I'll see you soon(ish)..





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