tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Aug 10 08:28:52 1996
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Re: how to say "any"
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: how to say "any"
- Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 11:29:29 -0400 ()
- Priority: NORMAL
On Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:04:10 -0700 Dave Yeung
<[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Jul 1996,
Will Martin wrote:
>
> > > I believe you have misunderstood my question. I meant "any Federation
> > > language" in the sense that would get me an answer of "Yes, I speak
> > > Chinese", or "Yes, I speak English"...
> Holmey law' jatlh DIvI', 'ach wa' "standard" neH jatlh Hoch. wa' Hol
> 'oHchugh DIvI' Hol'e', vaj latlh Holmey DaqelDI' nuq Dajatlh?
> The Federation speaks many languages, but only one "standard". If "DIvI'
> Hol" refers to just one language, how do you refer to the others? (I
> suppose you can use {tera' Hol} or something, but then what about the
> Vulcans?)
DIvI'ngan Sung Holmey puS Dajatlh'a'? This question would evoke the answer you seek, even
if the answerer only speaks one native langauge for a member of the Federation.
> > > Okay, how do you say:
> > > "Do you speak any of the languages spoken in the Federation?"
> > > (i.e. "Do you speak any Federation language?")
Does this work for you?
> > charghwI'
> >
>
> wej choja'chu'! You still haven't told me!
>
> ----------
> dave yeung
> {toD Duj 'oH toDuj'e'}
> Courage is a ship to the rescue
charghwI'