tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 06 11:53:03 2004
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mu'qaDmey tIQ (was:Re: imperative + -jaj)
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- Subject: mu'qaDmey tIQ (was:Re: imperative + -jaj)
- Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:52:03 -0400
ghItlh Voragh:
>Interestingly enough, Okrand did not use {-jaj} in either of his
>translations of the Vulcan send-off "Live long and prosper":
>
> yIn nI' yISIQ 'ej yIchep! [RT]
>
> yItaH 'ej yIcheptaH! [UPN ST 25th Anniversary Special]
>
>but made them all commands, not wishes.
>
>(Notice, BTW, the clever Klingon twist in the first one: {yIn nI' >yISIQ}
>"Endure a long life!" This is not something a Klingon warrior, who >looks forward to a glorious death in battle, would find desirable.)
This reminds me of the following ancient curse:
pa'mey ghajbogh mebpa'mey Daghajjaj 'ej Hoch pa'Daq lomlIj
tu'lu'jaj' vay'!
May you inherit a hotel with a thousand rooms and be found dead in
every one!
-quljIb