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[tlhIngan-Hol] Re: words that do not exist

Steven Boozer ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

De'vID:

>                                 Anyways, in that list, I have the two
>words: <wovmoHbogh janHom> and <wovmoHwI'>, both of which are words for
>lighting devices.  The first indicates a small light (like a Christmas
>light) and the second means a lamp.  Now, I believe (Voragh -- can you
>corroborate or correct this?) that the first word, and possibly the second,
>comes from a Hallmark commercial for a Bird-of-Prey Christmas ornament,
>and the Klingon was supplied for that by MO.

lugh De'vID:

Okrand discussed {wovmoHbogh jan} on the precursor to startrek.klingon:

   From: "Marc Okrand" <MarcOkrand@...>
   Newsgroups: msn.onstage.startrek.expert.okrand
   Date: 18 Jun 1997

        [snip]

   > and Dr. Okrand continues to give us nouns that were once verbs
   > (wov was clearly used in the Hallmark commercial as a noun).

   I haven't seen the commercial in a while, but I don't think {wov}
   was used as a noun there.  Though the Klingons in the ad may have
   ad libbed a bit, the phrase the one Klingon was supposed to say
   regarding the little lights in the Bird of Prey ornament was:

       Qapqu' wovmoHbogh janHommey
       "It even has working lights!"

   That is, "little devices that cause (something) to be light or
   bright" or "little devices that brighten (something)" or "little
   devices that light (something) up" or the like.  {wov} is a verb
   "be light, bright" followed by the suffix {-moH} "cause" (thus,
   "cause to be light").


{wovmoHwI'} appeared on the BoP poster:

   telDaq wovmoHwI'mey
   Wing Lights



-- 
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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