tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 17 14:37:13 1998
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Re: KLBC: vIghro'
ja' voragh:
> : lab HovqIj:
> :
> : > muD Dotlh qabmo' maw'law'.
> :
> : I do wonder, though, if weather can be "bad". There's nothing wrong with
> : your sentence; just something to think about.
>
> We have almost no idea how Klingons talk about refer to the weather, only
> that they do it seldom:
>
> Unlike most speakers of English, who begin conversations with greetings,
> inquiries about the state of health of the conversants, and remarks about
> the weather, Klingons tend to begin conversations by simply stating the
> main points." (MO in TKD p.10)
>
> The Klingon word for 'weather' meaning the state of the atmosphere, is
> the same as the word for 'atmosphere' itself, {muD}. When inquiring about
> specific weather conditions at a specific time and/or place, the expression
> {muD Dotlh} (literally, 'atmosphere status') is used." (MO in HolQeD 2.4)
>
> It rained a few times during the weekend, so we were put into the situation
> to discuss it. SIS. SISqu'. SIStaH. SISchoH. All correct. SISlu', although
> grammatically correct, he didn't particularly like... You can also give it
> an object and say things like the clouds rained down cats and dogs... you
> get the idea. But when Marc and I went outside and drops of water were
> falling on us, he looked up and simply said 'SIS'." (DloraH, personal
> conversation with MO at a convention, 5/98)
>
> {qab} "be bad" has only been used once, clipped, said to a misbehaving pet:
>
> qab! Ha'DIbaH qab!
> Bad! Bad animal! (PK)
>
> : > 'ej pa' QamchoH. muD bIr tlhuH. loQ tI bej, loQ jIH mubej,
> : > tlhe''egh, juHDaq chegh.
> :
> : I think this transitive usage of <tlhe'> is correct, but just <tlhe'>
> : alone may work as well. I don't have any notes on the usage or
> : transitivity of <tlhe'>, so I can't be sure. Perhaps Voragh will
> : contribute...
>
> Okrand has never used the verb {tlhe'} "turn", so we have no idea whether it
> is transitive or intransitive. Likewise, {DIng} "spin" and {bav} "orbit"
> have never appeared in canon. So until Okrand uses these, decide for yourself.
>
> : pagh
> : Beginners' Grammarian
>
> --
> Voragh "Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons lis est." Horace (Ars Poetica)
Do'Ha' wej Hoch mu' lo' MO. (jISov, jISov. chu'be'bej SoQvam.)
HovqIj