tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 04 14:33:40 1998
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Re: KLBC: lopno'
ja' voragh:
> : >> 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
qatlho'
HovqIj