tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 07 17:14:53 1996
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Re: My name [KLBC]
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: My name [KLBC]
- Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 19:17:49 -0500
Andre writes:
> I just put KLBC at the back of the subject. I saw this in a
> message to Geoff. I now know that I'm not the only beginner here.
> But this is one of the ways to learn quick (I guess)
Yep. You've found what I think is the single best resource in the known
universe for learning the Klingon language.
> I'd like to choose a name in klingon and was thinking of the
> following: { jIbtIqwI' } or in other words 'the one with long
> hair' (because I have long hair on my head I guess)
Well, {jIbtIqwI'} kind of means "the hair's long one" instead. You can't
just go tossing words and suffixes together without taking into account
the grammar. There's a correct way to say "the one with long hair" --
{jIb tIq ghajwI'}, literally "haver of long hair." But for names, we
regularly ignore both grammar and spelling conventions.
> Before I 'take' this name I'd like to know if it correct. Any one
> here?
We already have someone who calls himself DaQtIq on the list; maybe you'd
like to consider your name a bit longer. In fact, that's a good idea for
anyone who's trying to come up with a name. Don't jump at the first thing
that comes into your head. Sit back a while. Get comfortable with the
sound of the name. If I were to choose a name today, it would very likely
have fewer syllables than {ghunchu'wI'} does.
> Let me hear from you folks.
Of course, the final say is yours and yours alone. It's *your* name, and
it can be *anything* you want it to be. It doesn't have to mean anything
in particular, and it doesn't even have to be spelled like other Klingon
words.
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj