tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 14 18:13:35 1998

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Re: KLBC: naming everyday things...



At 19:58 98-04-12 -0700, you wrote:
}From: Qov <[email protected]>
}
}>Car is a biggie that is missing, especially as so many Klingon speakers are
}>American, and Americans are *so* car dependent.  (pe'Ij *Europe*nganpu':
}roD
}>*American* vengmeyDaq, Hemey retlhDaq yItmeH Hemey lutu'lu'be' jay'!
}yItmo'
}>pagh'e' yItmeH He chenmoHlu'be'.}
}
}*Canada*nganvam mu' tIvoqQo'.  Hoch *America* vengDaq yItmeH He lutu'lu'.

pIj Duj HeDaq vIyIt.  PhilidelphiaDaq: qepHomvo' Qe'Daq yItmeH HeDaq
*parking lot*Daq joq jIyItnIS. jIqawHa''a'?

}*car* maSbej HochHom *America*nganpu'.  Do'Ha'.  *bicycle* vImaS jIH, 'a
}*bicycle* lIghwI'vaD Qatlh vengwIj Hemey.  HuDHom law' lu'tu'lu'.  Dochmey
}vIje'meH cha' qelI'qam vIlIghnIS.  Qatlh leng 'ej Dalqu'.  *bicycle*
}lo'chugh latlhpu', leng vItIvchoH.

SeattleDaq wa'logh *bicycle* tI'wI'/ngevI' qach vISuch.  nuqDaq 'oH *bicycle
rack*raj'e'? jIjatlh.  wIghajbe' jang.  jIyay'.  tlhIngan Hol *bicycle*mey
je DatIv 'e' vISovbe' SuStel.  vIghojpu'mo' jIbel.

}(Beware Canadians bearing grudges.)

bIcycle lIngbogh AmericanganvaD jIqejlaHbe'. :)  jIqarbe'mo' QaQ ghu'.

Qov     [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian                 



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