tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 07 11:26:24 1996
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Re: KLBC: Two quick questions
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Two quick questions
- Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 12:55:34 -0600 (CST)
>ghItlh SuStel:
>>Can anyone think of a single canon example of Okrand using {-Daj} as "its"?
>
>vaj toDDujDaj ngeHbej DIvI' -- ST5:TFF
>
>-- ghunchu'wI'
Here are two more:
yoq yIn yuQ 'oH Qo'noS'e'. yInSIp voQSIp je ngaS muDDaj.
Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. S27
HeDaj yIqIm
"Track her course!" ST5
Klaa is referring to the Enterprise (or maybe Kirk's shuttlecraft, I
forget), so this can also be translated as "Track its course". Ships aren't
considered people in tlhIngan Hol, as in English. A couple of the pro novels
have mentioned that Klingons refer to their ships as "he" (at least when
speaking Federation Standard), but since in tlhIngan Hol {ghaH} and {-Daj}
do not have gender this isn't really relevant here. Besides, one refers to
ships with {'oH}:
qerq Duj 'oH
"That's Kirk's ship!" ST5
qIvo'rIt toQDuj 'oH tlhIngan wo' Duj pagh'e'
The Imperial Klingon Vessel Pagh is a K'Vort-class Bird-of-Prey. S7
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