tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 31 06:08:35 1995
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Translation of Goodbye
- From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
- Subject: Translation of Goodbye
- Date: Wed, 31 May 95 08:06:30 -0700
Martin W. van Arkel wrote:
> I am looking for the translation of the word or meaning "goodbye".
Once again, I employ my standard answer to a question of how to translate
something. What do you mean when you say "goodbye"? I believe the origin
of the word is something like "God be with ye" -- if that's what you want
to say, then you can try "Walk with Kahless" or "May Kahless accompany you."
If you just want a word or phrase to use when leaving someone, then you can
say {Qapla'}. That seems to be pretty common. The TKD's introduction does
say there are no words for greetings; it's not so clear on closings.
-- ghunchu'wI'