tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 01 09:28:38 1998

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Re: Emperor



Am/Um 14:43 30.06.98 -0700 schrieben Sie:

[email protected] wrote:
>
>: Is there a difference between using voDleH and ta' for emperor?  Is it
>: something archaic or something about context?

jatlh Voragh:
>We don't know.  Okrand didn't discuss the difference between the two in
>"Klingon For the Galactic Traveller".  Neither word has been used by itself
>in context, but both have been used as elements of noun-noun phrases:
[...]
>Thus, {pa' 'elpu' qeylIS ta'} "Emperor Kahless has entered the room" vs.
>{DaH voDleH'e' vIlegh vIneH} "I want to see the *emperor* now!"  
>
>Maltz, of course, could prove me wrong at any time.
>
>Voragh

Maybe it is the same difference between {SuvwI'} and {vaj}?

muHwI'



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