tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 17 23:32:29 1997
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RE: KLBC:lopno'
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC:lopno'
- Date: Mon, 17 Feb 97 23:09:56 UT
On Monday, February 17, 1997 1:56 PM, [email protected] on behalf of
[email protected] wrote:
> I was going to use lopno' in a sentence, but I decided that I am not sure I
> really know what it means. The KCD:Language Lab gives the meaning as
"party"
> with no additional information and shows a group of Klingons gathered around
> a table with food and cha'nob gifts. However, in the KCD:Immersion Studies
> disc one of the guests says "The celebration was declared a lopno'. You
have
> invited all the spirits of our Klingon ancestors." The only example of a
> lopno' that we have is the one on KCD held to celebrate a nentay and it is
> full of references to family traditions and ancestry.
>
> I think lopno' may have an emic significance of "celebration of ancestors"
> and be a specific type of party held in conjunction with the nentay and
> possibly with other rites of passage. I think it might not make sense to
> talk about a Christmas lopno' or an informal dinner lopno'.
>
> Do we have any additional information on this?
Nope. That's it as far as I am aware. All we know is that it's a party, and
that anyone is welcome to one, even if they are enemies (though I doubt they'd
let any Cardassians nearby . . .).
Here's a bit of speculation: apparently, such a celebration may or may not be
declared a {lopno'} (otherwise, why would Vok have to point that out to
K'Tar?). Perhaps Pok's {nentay} could have remained a private matter, for the
House of Sepich only. Then it would not be called a {lopno'}. However, I
doubt the honor would have been as great, given that Torghn wanted to show off
his son, whose hunting skills were so renowned. Besides, I'm sure a little
strife is welcome at all Klingon ceremonies . . .
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97133.4