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Re: KLBC: borg'ngan

At 10:14 PM 11/6/96 -0700, ghunchu'wI' wrote:

>If we try to transcribe "borg" using Klingon sounds, it would probably
>come out {borgh}.  There's no need to attach {ngan} to it; "borg" is
>*their* name, not the name of their *planet*.  For instance, we don't
>say {Humanngan}.

O.K.

>>nughraj lIHghaghma'vaD wIQaH
>
>"We help it for your society's [garble]."  I can't make sense of this.
>Did you misspell {-ghach}?  "...for your society's our introduction"
>doesn't make it much better.

It was supossed to be something like "To help our introduction to your
society", sadly I had problems with the word order, the "it" in the above
sentence was surpossed to be the introduction.

>>wIv maghajQo'
>
>"He chooses; we refuse to have."  This is probably supposed to have the
>verb prefix {wI-}, making it "We refuse to have a choice."  It is also
>probably supposed to have the suffix {-be'} instead of {-Qo'}, giving
>"We don't have a choice."

I thought {-be'} was not and {-Qo'} was don't or won't, but I see the point
about the {wI-}.

>>tlhIngan yIjatlh'a'
>
>"[Do you] speak a Klingon!"  An imperative prefix such as {yI-} and the
>interrogative suffix {-'a'} don't make sense together.

You mean it's a pleonasm. Mmm, I think it might be better if I said
{tlhIngan Hol yIjatlh}

>>yIQummeH
>
>"[So that you] communicate!"  Actually, I guess imperative prefixes and
>*any* type 9 verb suffix are incompatible.

I thought that said "So that you comunicate for us!"

>>wIvwI' SoH
>
>"You are my choice."  While this is grammatically correct, and actually
>has a surprisingly appropriate use of the suffix {-wI'}, it's extremely
>focused on nouns.  I'd turn it around to be more verb-centric, and say
>{SoH vIwIvta'} "I have selected *you*."

My first grammatically correct sentence, Weeeeee. (c;{{{ I like that, "I
have accomplished chosing you".

>>The original text was: To facilitate our introduction into you society, it
>>has been desided that Human (Changed to Klingon) voice shall speak for us in
>>all comunication. You have been chosen to be that voice.

>nom tlhoQmaj muvmeH nughraj, nu'oSnIS tlhIngan net wuq.  SoH pIwIvta'.
>
>"In order for your society to quickly join our conglomeration, it is
>decided that a Klingon must represent us.  We have selected *you*."

Very good, I like that, next time... (c;{{{

>Short, to the point, and understandable. :-7

tlhIngan Hol vIghojqa'

Qapla'

beHwI"av

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