tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 13 12:53:26 1996
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Re: KLBC: borg'ngan
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- Subject: Re: KLBC: borg'ngan
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 21:44:13 +0200
At 10:14 PM 11/6/96 -0700, ghunchu'wI' wrote:
>If we try to transcribe "borg" using Klingon sounds, it would probably
>come out {borgh}. There's no need to attach {ngan} to it; "borg" is
>*their* name, not the name of their *planet*. For instance, we don't
>say {Humanngan}.
O.K.
>>nughraj lIHghaghma'vaD wIQaH
>
>"We help it for your society's [garble]." I can't make sense of this.
>Did you misspell {-ghach}? "...for your society's our introduction"
>doesn't make it much better.
It was supossed to be something like "To help our introduction to your
society", sadly I had problems with the word order, the "it" in the above
sentence was surpossed to be the introduction.
>>wIv maghajQo'
>
>"He chooses; we refuse to have." This is probably supposed to have the
>verb prefix {wI-}, making it "We refuse to have a choice." It is also
>probably supposed to have the suffix {-be'} instead of {-Qo'}, giving
>"We don't have a choice."
I thought {-be'} was not and {-Qo'} was don't or won't, but I see the point
about the {wI-}.
>>tlhIngan yIjatlh'a'
>
>"[Do you] speak a Klingon!" An imperative prefix such as {yI-} and the
>interrogative suffix {-'a'} don't make sense together.
You mean it's a pleonasm. Mmm, I think it might be better if I said
{tlhIngan Hol yIjatlh}
>>yIQummeH
>
>"[So that you] communicate!" Actually, I guess imperative prefixes and
>*any* type 9 verb suffix are incompatible.
I thought that said "So that you comunicate for us!"
>>wIvwI' SoH
>
>"You are my choice." While this is grammatically correct, and actually
>has a surprisingly appropriate use of the suffix {-wI'}, it's extremely
>focused on nouns. I'd turn it around to be more verb-centric, and say
>{SoH vIwIvta'} "I have selected *you*."
My first grammatically correct sentence, Weeeeee. (c;{{{ I like that, "I
have accomplished chosing you".
>>The original text was: To facilitate our introduction into you society, it
>>has been desided that Human (Changed to Klingon) voice shall speak for us in
>>all comunication. You have been chosen to be that voice.
>nom tlhoQmaj muvmeH nughraj, nu'oSnIS tlhIngan net wuq. SoH pIwIvta'.
>
>"In order for your society to quickly join our conglomeration, it is
>decided that a Klingon must represent us. We have selected *you*."
Very good, I like that, next time... (c;{{{
>Short, to the point, and understandable. :-7
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