tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 09 20:36:47 1998
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{'IH jaj} (was Re: muD Dotlh)
ja' peHruS:
>For the experts on this listserv: How do we feel about 'IH jaj? Can the day,
>which just might be a time word, be beautiful? If so, it is poetic.
{jaj} means "day". It specifically refers to the time between one dawn and
the next. What about that suggests to you that it can't be beautiful? I'm
perfectly comfortable ascribing beauty to a day, or to a twilight, or to an
hour in the middle of my day.
Power Klingon gives {'IH jaj, qar'a'} as grammatically correct but socially
inappropriate in the context of a business transaction.
>Elsewise, I suggest, e.g., DaHjaj 'IH chal.
That focuses attention on the sky, where {'IH jaj} focuses on the period of
time. They don't say the same thing to me.
-- ghunchu'wI'