tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 27 18:29:19 1997
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RE: KLBC: winners/losers
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: winners/losers
- Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 02:06:44 UT
jatlh Y'jImbotlh-wa'maH, of House l'maSto'r:
> I am trying to work out some of the words for a few proverbs, but
> the
> words are not in the TKD. So I came up with some.
Very often one must construct those concepts which are not basic words in
Klingon. That's all right; it's what you're supposed to do.
> HIfhwI' = dirty fighter (One who fights dirty)
I'm sure you misspelled {HIghwI'}. This is correct!
> HurwI' = Outsider (one who is outside)
{Hur} is a noun, not a verb, so you cannot add noun suffixes to it. If you're
using "outsider" in the sense of someone who is foreign to the location or
situation, use something else, like {nov} "foreigner, alien."
> Qapla'wI' = winner (one who has success)
Again, {Qapla'} is a noun, and cannot use a verb suffix. However, if you use
the verb {Qap} "succeed," and use {-wI'}, you get {QapwI'} "one who succeeds,"
or "winner."
> Qapla'bewI' = loser (one who has success-not)
Same here: {Qapbe'wI'} "loser."
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