tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 07 19:49:21 1996
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Re: Klingon names
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: Klingon names
- Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 21:52:14 -0500
Ford writes:
>> I just say it right away: I'm a beginner (is this right? tagh nuv)
>
>I just noticed this. Should the above be {taghbogh nuv}, ie humanoid who is
>beginning? Or should it be {taghwI' nuv}, ie beginner person?
The original attempt of {tagh nuv} means "the person begins." It's a good
description of what's happening. Why must descriptions be nouns? I think
a complete sentence makes sense in many cases.
{taghbogh nuv} "person who begins" is fine, but {taghwI' nuv} looks like a
beginner owns a person. How about just {taghwI'} "beginner", which is the
word I use?
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj