tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 29 14:12:28 1998
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RE: jab
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: jab
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:09:57 -0700
lab ghunchu'wI':
>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}.
I think of this as a simple application of the indirect object prefix trick,
and it seems quite natural to me.
pagh
Beginners' Grammarian