tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 28 20:45:48 1998
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RE: jab
ja' pagh:
>lab SIHwI':
>[...]
>> I can imagine a Klingon doing the same thing, pointing to the
>> waiter/waitress, and yelling <HIjab!!!>
>>
>> What do you think?
>
>maj. In Conversational Klingon, Okrand tells us a common way to get the
>attention of a Klingon waiter is to yell <jabwI'!>. At many points in the
>meal, <HIjab!> would be perfectly appropriate. Of course, if you are
>speaking for your dining companions as well, it should be <ghojab!>.
Since the object of {jab} is supposed to be food, I get a really odd
image when I see {HIjab}. Perhaps a dish of qagh might say {ghojab},
but I think a group of diners should say {yIjab}.
-- ghunchu'wI'