tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 28 23:22:07 1995
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KLBC: some sentences
- From: tsai kat clio-international <[email protected]>
- Subject: KLBC: some sentences
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 1995 23:21:28 -0800
1. malob tlhIngan 'ej maHegh tlhIngan
voDleHvaD 'e' yIja'
("Tell the Emperor that we Klingons obey and die." Adapted from
Simonides.)
2. maHagh
maSuv
maHegh
qatlh
maSovbe'
(An attempt to render the Greek epigram, "Nothing but laughter,
nothing but dust, nothing but nothing--no reason why it happens,"
by Glykon, English translation by K. Rexroth.)
3. (The following sentences are attempts to render "A pox on both
your houses.")
Su Heghjaj ("May you and he die.")
DenIbya'ngan verengan joq DIpar ("We don't like Denebians or
Ferengis.")
ghorjaj tajmeyraj 'etlhmeyraj je ("May your daggers and swords break.")
4. "The code that can be deciphered is not a useful code."
(I have found quite a few problems in trying to translate this
sentence. I would like to see the Grammarian's solution.)
Qapla'