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Re: Hegh qaq law'

Philip Newton ([email protected])

• From: Philip Newton <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Hegh qaq law'
• Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 08:58:26 +0100
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On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:46:40 -0500, "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> From: "Hakuohalakahiki Dei nucis naHQun El dios de piña"
> <[email protected]>
> 
> > HEGH QAQ LAW'
> > QUVHA'GHACH QAQ PUS
> >
> > I know what all of the words mean,
> > I just can't seem to make an intelligent sentence from them.
> 
> "Death before dishonor."
> 
> Literally, "Death is better than dishonor."  See TKD pp. 70-71.

Or "Death is preferable to dishonor"?

Depends on whether it's «qaq» or «QaQ»; both seem to work here.

Philip

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