tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 22 14:26:53 2010
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Re: Waste
Voragh,
Can you give the relevant reference to <lIr> in HQ 10.4?
lay'tel SIvten
On 4/22/10, Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Voragh:
> >> The only one I have in my notes is *{pomlet} which was suggested at a
> >> qepHom in Germany.
> >>
> >> Although I doubt Klingons are much given to euphemism, you could use
> >> the nouns {chuvmey} "leftovers", {pugh} "dregs", {taQbang} "exhaust" and
> >> {veQ} "garbage".
> >>
> >> Useful verbs include {tlhuch} "exhaust", {yIb} "vent", {tlhuD} "emit",
> >> {nIj} "leak" and {chuv} "be left over".
> naHQun:
> >I should note that I'm specifically talking about owls, which get rid
> >of their waste differently than most creatures.
>
> Please explain.
>
> >Would you have any problem referring to owls the same way as other
> >animals?
>
> I wouldn't. But then all I really know about these nocturnal birds is that
> they are regarded as a {maQmIgh} in many human cultures.
>
> BTW, for "owl" are you using {lIr} (called "a nocturnal bird" in HQ
> 10.4)? [PUN: "Edward Lear is famous for his poem 'The Owl and the
> Pussycat', and is slightly less famous for his paintings of landscapes--and
> of birds, particularly owls." (ghunchu'wI')]
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> --
> Voragh
> Canon Master of the Klingons
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