tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 31 06:28:00 1996
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Re: KLBC: The word are ...
I just wanted to commend ghunchu'wI' for what strikes me as a
PERFECT response. I not only enjoyed it, but as the potential
recastings developed, my enthusiasm grew. YES. THIS is the
Warrior Tongue!
charghwI'
According to Alan Anderson: > > Lenny writes: > >Hi, > >
Hello! > > > I wanted to tranlate "The words are more
importent than the man" > >back to Klingon... > > > > mu'mey
potlh law' jatlhpu'bogh loD potlh puS > > maj. I like the way
you added {jatlhpu'bogh}; it shows that you really > understand
the *meaning* of the phrase. If you're going to be specific >
about which *man* you're comparing, why not be similarly
specific about > which *words* you're talking about? > >
mu'mey jatlhpu'bogh potlh law' jatlhpu'bogh loD potlh puS >
This has a compelling symmetry. > > mu'mey'e' jatlhpu'bogh nuv
potlh law' mu'mey jatlhpu'bogh nuv'e' potlh puS > This makes
the symmetry complete. I've also used {nuv} instead of {loD},
> which seems more in line with the gender-neutral character of
the language. > > If you think my other suggestions are too
wordy, you might like this: > mu'mey potlh law' jatlhwI' potlh
puS > "The words are more important than the speaker." > > --
ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj