tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 27 22:13:52 1995
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Re: Calendar Ideas
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Calendar Ideas
- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 01:13:19 -0500
In a message dated 95-12-27 09:07:21 EST, you write:
>> >Isn't Alexander's birthday the 42nd of Maktag or something like that?
>> >In one episode the month {maqtaQ} is mentioned. It has at least 43 days.
>> jarvetlh pong lugh muja'laH'a' vay'
>> jaj 'ar ghaj jarvetlh
>
>*Maktag* jaj loSmaH wejDIch bogh *Alexander*. 'ar jaj ghaj jarvam net
Sovbe'.
>
>chay' jarvam pong jatlhlu' net Sovbe' je. Do'Ha'.
Unless I remember it wrong, Alexander had said his birthday was the 43rd day
of maqtaQ. Thus, I have reasoned that there are at least 43 days in that
month.
{'ar jaj ghaj jarvam net Sovbe'} I think should be {jarvam jajmey mI' Sovbe'
vay'}. I do see two points in your rendition about which I comment: 1)
{'ar} follows the Noun about which it asks the amount; and, 2) as far as
discussion on this listserv has shown, all the Klingon question words may not
be used as relative pronouns.
Therefore, we cannot say {nuq Damuch 'e' vIlegh}' rather we say something
like {Doch Damuchbogh Dochvetlh vIlegh}.
Probably some comments from the grammarians can clarify this situation
further.
peHruS