tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 03 15:16:38 1998
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Re: KLBC: lopno'
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: lopno'
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:15:45 -0500 (CDT)
: >> qach vI'el. loQ jIpaS. SaH nuvpu' law'. HochHom nuvpu'vam vISov.
: >> maja'chuq. tlhaQchoH ram.
: >>
: >> yapbe' *plate*mey.
: >
: > DaH *plate* mughbogh mu' wISov. wa' jengva', cha' ngop.
: >
: > Qov - Beginners' Grammarian
:
: KGTDaq mu'meyvam lutu'lu'? wej paqvam vIghaj.
:
: HovqIj
"Each dish [nay'] is brought to the table (raS) on a platter ('elpI'),
usually made of metal... A diner transfers a portion to his or her plate
({jengva'}, though the plural form is {ngop} ["plates"]), if one is
available, by simply grabbing the desired quantity of food with a hand... If
{ngop} ("plates") are provided, they will probably be in a pile somewhere on
the table. It is acceptable to reach over and grab one; it is not acceptable
to ask someone else to grab a plate and pass it down. If there is no pile of
plates, none will be furnished, and it is quite improper to ask for one."
(KGT p.99)
- nuqDaq 'oH ngop'e'
Where are the plates? KGT
- *nuqDaq bIH ngop'e'
Where are the plates?
(childish error! Okrand characterizes {ngopmey} as "plateses"--babytalk.
KGT p.33)
- buy' ngop!
Good news! It's good to hear that!
(slang: lit. "The plates are full.") KGT
Voragh "Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons lis est." - Horace, Ars Poetica