tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 04 23:10:47 1996
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Re: Quantifiers: KLBC
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Quantifiers: KLBC
- Date: Fri, 5 Jul 1996 02:10:13 -0400
In a message dated 96-07-03 22:00:03 EDT, ghunchu'wI' writes:
>Until we can know how Klingons measure things, we
>>can transliterate Terran terms, yes. But, I am convinced Klingons do have
>>measures we do not know about.
>
>I don't quite understand what you mean. Are you suggesting Klingons might
>have a quantitative measure of things like greenness or anger, or are
>you talking about units of measurement for things like velocity or weight?
>From evidence of all Earth languages, each of which has its own way of
measuring distance, time, volume, speed, etc., now influenced by the dominant
languages of the Earth, I believe that Klingons have their own systems of
measurement, too. Although I have been inquiring about how we quantify
verbal action, the abovementioned post was referencing measurements {chuq},
{lurgh}, {poH}, etc.
Perhaps the Wish List is alive and well!
chojangta'mo' qatlho' Qapla'
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