tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 29 00:52:56 1995
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Re: }} Quimby translation
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: }} Quimby translation
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 23:52:56 -0500
Matt Treyvaud asks:
>What would be the best way to say 'Look at this, everyone! Twelve dead
>snakes!'?
> The best I can do is
>Dochvam yItu'! wa'maH cha' gharghmey Heghpu'!
"Observe this thing! [something] has died twelve snakes!"
The word order is a bit off, but it's close.
> And I'm not sure how to address 'everyone.' Do I just use {Hoch} where a
>name would normally go?
Since the imperative prefix {yI-} is ambiguous about number when an object
is involved, I'd rephrase it to eliminate the object:
"You all, pay attention! Observe these twelve snakes which have died."
peqIm! Heghpu'bogh wa'maH cha' gharghmey yItu'!
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj