tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 08 16:19:56 1997
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Re: Quickie Question
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Quickie Question
- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 16:19:45 -0700 (PDT)
At 03:49 PM 9/8/97 -0700, David Barron wrote:
>>
>> A friend has taken to using the word cha'wI as Lord siting "The Search
>> for Spock" and David Barron as his reference's. He also claims its in
>> TKD, Well I don't see this anywhere I look, and don't, particularly
>> after reading KGT, see it as a valid usage. Am I incorrect and if so
>> where is it referenced, or did he mishear David duting the visit to the
>> KLAW folks in Florida? David if your reading this do you recall the
>> conversation and what was said. Its not that I mind irritating my Line
>> Lord :) but I'm already way down the promotion list! :)
>
>The word is <joHwI'>. <joH>, "lord" plus <-wI'>, type 4 noun suffix of
>possesion of something which uses language.
>
>Suffice to say it was either mispronounced or misheard.
Or {jawwI'}, closer in sound to {cha'wI'} and also meaning "my lord."
Qov ([email protected])
Beginners' Grammarian