tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 16 11:48:16 1996
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Qapla' = greeting [was Re: nuq?]
- From: Robert Darke <[email protected]>
- Subject: Qapla' = greeting [was Re: nuq?]
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 96 18:05:50 +0100 (BST)
- Organization: Parallel Dimensions
ghItlh tevram:
> > Yes, I know what they *really* mean. What I meant was the "one word fits
> > all" concept that aloha and shalom have. Hello, Goodbye, How are you doing,
> > whatever -- not the literal meaning.
ghItlh charghwI':
> Unfortunately for that theory, Okrand has explained that {Qapla'} is not
> a replacement for "goodbye". It is a word reserved for ending a
> significant conversation with warriors about to go to battle or
...
> I begin to imagine Klingons serving tea in little tiny, delicate china,
...
> the back of their gauntlets. "Kalaaaa! Kaplaaa! How truely wonderful to
> see you again. Well, I really must be going. Kapla for now."
Heh heh !
DavItbej, charghwI' !
SuvwI' Hol 'oH tlhIngan Hol'e'.
chaq {nuqneH?} jatlh tlhIngan SuvwI'.
chaq {jupwI'!} jatlh.
ghu'Daj wuv mu'meyDaj.
"Hello" "Goodbye" joq 'oHbe' {Qapla'} !!
nI'jaj yInlIj, 'ej batlh bIHeghjaj.
Qorbeq
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