tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 22 09:08:24 2010
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RE: Waste
naHQun:
>>>I should note that I'm specifically talking about owls, which get
>>>rid of their waste differently than most creatures.
>>
>>Most animals get rid of their waste through their rear.
>>Owls eat their prey whole, and after they digest it, spit out the fur
>>and bones through their mouth.
>>The result is an "owl pellet" which is bones wrapped in fur. All from
>>the same animal.
Then you'll be using the verb {tlhIS} "spit out":
HQ 12.4:8-9: If {tlhepQe'} "saliva" is produced, one is said to {tIl} "salivate". If the {tlhepQe'} involuntarily escapes one's lips and dribbles down one's chin, one is said to {bol} "drool". To intentionally eject the {tlhepQe'} from one's mouth is to {tuy'} "spit". Maltz pointed out that a similar verb, {tlhIS} "spit out", is used to refer to spitting out things other than saliva, such as parts of food that are not swallowed or teeth. If what one spits out is basically liquid, such as a mixture of saliva and mucus, {tuy'} would be used; for spitting out a mixture of saliva and something that is basically solid, {tlhIS} would be more appropriate.
KGT 89: ... in the case of the {naHlet yub} (nut shell). Klingons typically gnaw ({choptaH}--literally, "continue biting") on the nut until it cracks open, and then they spit out ({tlhIS}) the pieces of shell (occasionally at a nearby diner, as a gesture of sociability) before chewing and swallowing the rest. Similarly, they will usually gnaw on the hard pit of some fruits ({naHnagh}--literally, "fruit stone") until it can be chewed and swallowed, but it is not considered out of place to treat the pit as a shell and spit out the pieces.
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Voragh
Canon Master of the Klingons