tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 29 05:24:10 2004
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Re: typo? jan kalI'qoS
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From: <[email protected]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: typo? jan kalI'qoS
> In a message dated 4/28/2004 11:38:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
> > Holtej 'ox jIH vIneH!
> 'oxwIj SoH DaneH'a'? jIyajbe'!
>
> --Holtej
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> jIyajbe' jIH je. what is 'ox? what does it mean?
>
> reH taHjaj tlhIngan Hol!
>
> weQqul
This is a translation of an English pun. In the pIqaD font used by many in
the KLI, the pIqaD for the sound {ng} is typed using a capital "x". Keeping
this in mind, the original post becomes:
{Holtej 'ong jIH vIneH}
From there, you have to translate {Holtej} as "linguist", and {'ong} as
"cunning":
"I want to be a cunning linguist."
(At least, that's what I made of it. Am I right, whoever-posted-it?)
--ngabwI'
Beginners' Grammarian,
Klingon Language Institute
http://kli.org/
HovpoH 701474.9
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