tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 17 09:29:57 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Expect the unexpected
Lieven:
> A klingon friend of mine asked for that translation to lable a game board
> of Klin Zha: "Expect the unexpected".
>
> I told him that a literal translation may be possible, but sounds not
> very nice:
>
> {Doch'e' pIHbe'lu'bogh yIpIH.}
> "Expect the thing that one does not expect"
>
> I told him to try a nice Klingon proverb, for instance from TKW. What
> would you suggest?[]
I could only find these:
reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'
A great warrior is always prepared. PK
reH Suvrup tlhIngan SuvwI'
A Klingon warrior is always prepared to fight. TKW
bImejDI' reH betleHlIj yItlhap
Never leave without your bat'telh. TKW
None are quite right, so I created one of my own:
reH 'elI'jaH yIpIH(taH)!
Always expect the unexpected visitor!
Note the homonym {pIH} "be suspicious", suggesting {reH yIpIH(taH)} "Always be suspicious" - good advice for any Klingon.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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