tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Apr 11 08:50:59 1998

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Re: KLBC: tlhIHvaD jIlIH'egh

• From: SuSvaj <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: KLBC: tlhIHvaD jIlIH'egh
• Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 10:54:02 -0500

>} wej be' moj puqbe'vam, 'ach Hem 'ej be' quv ghaj. 
>}This girl has not yet become a woman, but is proud and has a woman's
>}honor. 
>
>batlh Hol jatlh je be'vam!  nughmaj muvta'mo' ghaH jIbel.
>
>A couple of points: 
>1. "have honor" may be an English idiom.  We have patience, have honour,
>have a fit, have time ... Klingons may use {ghaj} only for actual
possessions.  

On p. 59 of TKW Okrand uses "batlh Hutlh" to say "He has no honor."  In
light of that, perhapse "be' batlh Hutlhbe'" would be the best choice to
say, "She has a womans honor."

SuSvaj

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