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Re: RE: salutations!!!!



Coming soon to a theater near you(?)vaD jang charghwI':
>> Is there a word for 'eclipse' in the Klingon lang.? Someone asked me, and
>> I couldn't locate it in my TKD, I tried coming up with something like
>> "shadow of the moon from the sun" or some such.. but I haven't even got a
gra
sp
>> of basic Klingon structure yet... can someone give me a clue so I can give
th
is
>> person an answer? 

>My guess would be:

>ghorgh Hov'a' So'DI' maS qaSbogh wanI'

Wrong. Too long to express such a frequently used single concept.

>"Event which happens when the moon hides the Sun". Note, "Sun"
>is often debated, and {Hov'a'} (big/significant star) is only
>one of several guesses.  {juHHov} (Home star) is another good
>guess.

>For the most part, I think most Klingons wouldn't bother with a
>shorter term for "eclipse" because it is unlikely to concern
>them. I see them in battle. Suddently, the sky darkens. They
>stop fighting and look up into the sky. Then they look back at
>each other. With one voice, they all say, {wejpuH} and resume
>fighting.

Cute, charghwI'. But seriously, if this concept needs a form of expression, I
would suggest {maSQIb'a'}.

>> Michael (who's nickname is 'Scanner' but forgot what that is in Klingoneze
as
>> well and forgot his TDK at home...  :)   )

>HotlhwI'


>charghwI'


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