tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 29 15:29:35 1996
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Re: Politeness and <-jaj>
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- Subject: Re: Politeness and <-jaj>
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 18:29:02 -0400
In a message dated 96-04-29 10:54:11 EDT, Douglas M. wrote:
>s it stretching the sense of the suffix <-jaj> too far to use it to
>express politeness?
>A: puchpa'Daq jIjaHjaj'a'?
A Klingon uses the verb suffix {-neH} to be polite. It's not used very
often. If a Klingon has to go, he'll say {nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'?}, and if
you say "What's the magic word?" he'll respond with {DaH bIHegh!} or
something similar.
SuStel
Hovjaj 96328.3