tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 26 17:48:06 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] More new words from Maltz
On Jan 26, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Felix Malmenbeck <[email protected]> wrote:
> I get that taSman is a reference to Tasmania. What I don't understand is why.
Not Tasmania, just Tasman.
The Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand is known as "the ditch" to those on either side. It's similar to calling the Atlantic Ocean "the pond".
-- ghunchu'wI'
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