tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Oct 31 12:13:03 2011
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Eurotalk - New Words - Food
On Oct 31, 2011 14:57, Felix Malmenbeck <[email protected]> wrote: <br>I find Su'ghar qutmey really surprising; I'd've expected a Klingon word referring to sugars in general. Of course, the sugar we have in our kitchen is a fairly specific product which Klingons probably don't use; guess that's why they took the English word. <br>><br>><br><br>Ah, but Klingons have no word for "sweet".<br>And they appear to sweeten their foods with HaQchor, if sweetness is desired.<br><br><br>><br>I might recommend *'a'nanaS or the like, since similar words are used in a lot of Earth languages: <br><a href="http://pics.blameitonthevoices.com/032011/pineapple.jpg"; type="url">http://pics.blameitonthevoices.com/032011/pineapple.jpg</a><br>><br>Wow, great chart.<br>Thanks.<br><br>Huh, I was told the Spanish word was "piña". That would explain why Spanish speakers give me odd looks when I use it.<br><br>Yo soy el dios de ananás.<br><br>Now that I have more information, I'm really liking variations on "ananas". Sounds less like "pineapple" to English speakers.<br>I'll have to play with it a bit to see if I want that second ' or not.<br><br><br><br>~'a'nanaS naH Qun<br><span style="font-family:Prelude, Verdana, san-serif;">El dios de ananás<br>Haku o hala kahiki<br><br><br></span><span id="signature"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;color: #999999;">~Michael Roney, Jr.<br>Professional Klingon translator<br>webOS developer<br><br>Sent from my 'Franken' Palm Prē 2</div></span><span style="color:navy; font-family:Prelude, Verdana, san-serif; "><hr align="left" style="width:75%"><br></span><br>
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