tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 29 18:12:07 1995
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Re: }} Quimby translation
- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: }} Quimby translation
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 18:12:07 -0400
>From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 11:54:02 -0400 (EDT)
>According to Matt 'I am man, hear me watch Seinfeld' Treyvaud:
>>
>> Y'ello,
>>
>> What would be the best way to say 'Look at this, everyone! Twelve dead
>> snakes!'?
>> The best I can do is
>> Dochvam yItu'! wa'maH cha' gharghmey Heghpu'!
>Try:
>naDev peHa'! wa'maH cha' Heghpu'bogh ghargh'a'mey tItu'!
What is "peHa'"? It's a verb-prefix followed immediately by either a verb
suffix or an exclamation. Where's the verb? Good catch with "tItu'", btw;
I thin kI saw ghunchu'wI' (?) use "peqIm" but "yItu'", which isn't right.
>> And I'm not sure how to address 'everyone.' Do I just use {Hoch} where a
>> name would normally go?
>If you address the plural second person imperative, the
>tendency would be to presume you meant everybody.
I suppose. I have no evidence for it, but I find using "Hoch" as a
vocative for "Hey everybody" quite natural ("nuqneH, Hoch!" "HIDor,
Hoch").
~mark