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RE: KLBC - chetvI' yIHuvmoH



: lab tuv'el:
: >                                                   Earth is 
: > smaller than Kronos, so Earth's gravity seemed light to me.  
: >
: > tera' mach law' Qo'noS mach puS.  
: > vaj jIHvaD tera' tlham tISlaw'.  
: 
: I don't think gravity can be light in Klingon. Objects certainly can
: though: <vaj tera'Daq jIHvaD tISlaw' Hoch.>
: 
: pagh
: Beginners' Grammarian

I have two possible references to gravity from ST6, both being lines uttered
in the background during the attack on Kronos One:

   - tlham <chIllu'> (?) 
     We've lost gravity! ST6

   - tlham chach chu'qa' 
     Restoring auxiliary gravity. ST6 (Clipped)

Until we know how to properly discuss gravity in Klingon, though, I suggest
{puj} "be weak" and {HoS} "be strong": {pujlaw' tera' tlham}.  For narrative
purposes it certainly fits in with the general Klingon opinion of Earthers
as weaklings, both physically and spiritually.

-- 
Voragh                           "Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons     lis est."         Horace (Ars Poetica)



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