tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 09 14:44:44 1998

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Re: Klingon Bird of Prey (KBP) poster: THE TEXT!



I wrote:
>charghwI' wrote
>>> '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"???
>

I just realized this must be a "quality" noun like /Hoch/ or
/latlh/.

Hoch janmey   = all of the (set of) devices
latlh SuvwI'  = another of the (set of) warriors
'aqroS qughDo = the maximum one of the (set of) cruising speeds


-- ter'eS



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