tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 23 19:16:39 1995

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Re: Word for `English'





On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, A.Appleyard wrote:

> Someone pointed out that {DIvI'} = "federation" as well as "organization" in
> TKD. Indeed so: with a lowercase `f', i.e. a generic, not a proper name. In
> some contexts it may be obvious that the Federation of Planets is meant; but
> there are other federations and organizations which may be variously involved
> at any given time, to need to distinguish between. What is the full proper
> name of THE Federation as in Star Trek stories?

There are actually two words, {yuQjIjDIvI'} and {yuQjIjQa'}.  Both mean 
"United Federation of Planets."

yoDtargh



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