tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 11 12:33:54 1996
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Re: pIqaD again [Was Re[2]: Noun apposition]
- From: "AdmiralTAG" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: pIqaD again [Was Re[2]: Noun apposition]
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 22:14:26 +0000
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bangteH wrote:
>> "Remember that no Klingon uses our transcription system.
>>It's a convenience for Federation people. Perhaps the {pIqaD}
>>has some sort of method of noting proper names (or perhaps not)."
>The Egyptians couldn't capitalize either. They solved their
>problem by writing important names in red ink and/or circling
>them with a "ren" cartouche. ["Ren" is actually the Egyptian
>word for "name", so like many other hieroglyphics, it served
>double duty.] There's no evidence to suggest that Klingons use
>red ink for names. I'm merely suggesting that SuStel's theory is
>plausible.
Or maybe, like with Hebrew names which also do double duty as
nouns, you just gotta go with context, or ask. Seems to fit in
more with "canon" pIqaD, which has not obviously outstanding
letters.
~Doq