tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 09 12:05:12 1998
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Re: Klingon Bird of Prey (KBP) poster: THE TEXT!
- From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon Bird of Prey (KBP) poster: THE TEXT!
- Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 14:04:22 -0600
At 11:05 AM 12/9/98 -0800, charghwI' wrote:
>Yep. Two copies. So, you are expecting comments. Okay. If you
>insist. {{:)>
>..
>> qughDo motlh: pIvlob vagh
>> Normal Cruising Speed - Warp 5
>
>Numbers follow {pIvlob}. Noted.
>
>> 'aqroS qughDo: pIvlob Hut vI' vagh
>> Maximum Crusing Speed - Warp 9.5
>
>New word for "maximum".
>
New word, but what _is_ it? If it's an adjective, why does it
precede the noun? It appears to be a noun itself, but I can't
work out any sort of meaning that makes sense. "The cruising
speed of the maximum amount"???
>> tlhIngan toQDuj 'ey'mey tetlh
>> Klingon Bird of Prey Technical Callouts
>
>New word for "callout". Of course, when you call out, what sound
>do you make, eh?
>
I don't know the exact definition of a "callout", but it seems more likely
to me that /tetlh/ represents 'callout' and /'ey'/ represents 'technical'.
>> 30. tal SeHwI' nguSDI'
>> Cannon Control Motor
>
>Motor. New word.
>
I wonder if this is supposed to be /nguSwI'/.
>> 39. muD ngeb SeHwI' pat
>> Atmospheric Control System
>
>Interesting that they consider internal atmosphere to be fake.
Perhaps, 'artificial'?
-- ter'eS