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Re: (KLBC) Bye bye



> 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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