tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 17 07:09:50 1996
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Re: (KLBC) Bye bye
- From: "Donald E. Vick" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: (KLBC) Bye bye
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 07:06:19 -0800 (PST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Steven Boozer" at Dec 16, 96 09:30:51 pm
> toH! She's your "par'Machkai" then. Now that Okrand has given us parmaq,
> how would this be rendered: parmaqay(')? parmaqqay(')? parmaqQay(')?
>
> Considering that parmaq is "the Klingon word for love, but with more
> aggressive overtones," it's amusing to note that qay' means "be a
> problem/hassle" and Qay' is to "blow one's top"! {{;)
Hmmmmmm... IIRC, there is a Klingonaase word "kai" which is used as a
greeting or hail. I wonder if the Paramountnganmey were thinking of this.
Somebody who is more familiar with Klingonaase, comments?
taDI'oS vIq, law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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