tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Dec 19 13:41:06 1998
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Re: food
then wouldn't it be americuS. i get that because of the romulan = romulus
Steven Boozer wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Dec 1998, Ray McGettigan wrote:
>
> >how would you say Chinese Japanese Mexican or American food
>
> Just like you would say Klingon food {tlhIngan Soj} (cf. Conversational
> Klingon and Skybox card S21): *China*ngan Soj, *Japan*ngan Soj,
> *America*ngan Soj. Note that these would refer to food of the Chinese,
> Japanese or American people, not the place.
>
> There is another pattern which refers to the place, not the people: e.g.
> Romulan ale {romuluS HIq}, or that famous alcoholic beverage {HIq} that
> comes from Romulus. So if you want to talk about the food of China, Japan
> or America you would just say *China* Soj, *Japan* Soj, *America* Soj.
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons