tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 11 11:03:56 1994
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Re: A poem
- From: Mark J. Reed <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: A poem
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 94 13:59:15 EST
- In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 11 Nov 1994 12:24:54 -0500. <[email protected]>
ghItlh ~mark:
\ >From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
\ >Not to bring up the old discussion about transitivity or lack thereof in
\ >Hol, but from the description of "tagh" in the mu'ghom, I gather that it
\ >takes an object ("to begin, initiate (a process)"), and I'm uncomfortable with
\ >leaving it objectless. How about "may' taghlu'pu'"? Almost "The battle
\ >was joined" . . .
\
\ Ah, but this one we can answer. While "tagh" does appear to be transitive
\ in the definition, we have canonical evidence that it can be used
\ intransitively. In Power Klingon we have the phrase "taghbej mu'qaD veS"
\ for "curse warfare has definitely begin" (should probably have had a -pu'
\ on that). If the KD definition is also right, this is at least one example
\ of a Klingon word that flip-flops transitivity like an English one.
Okay, I guess I need to go take a closer listen to my PK tape. qatlho',
~mark. I still like my casting, though. :)
-marqoS
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