tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 09 16:18:15 1996
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RE: Still wondering about botjan
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Still wondering about botjan
- Date: Mon, 9 Dec 96 23:51:39 UT
December 09, 1996 12:49 PM, jatlh SuSvaj:
> I did not intend to limit my earlier question about the use of *botjan*
> only to the grammarians. I would apreciate any insight my fellow warriors
> could provide. The question, again is whether botjan refers only to a
> starships shields, or is it also plural for the hand held shield?
>From Star Trek: Klingon:
{botjan yIchu'}
The Klingon word {botjan} refers to shields or protective force-fields on a
ship. The hand-held shield associated with traditional hand-to-hand combat is
called {yoD}.
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SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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