tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 07 14:23:23 1997

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Re: KLBC: show

SuStel 
(NOT SuSvaj and I apologize to both of you for continually typing the 
wrong name.  I do know who you both are.) 
wrote:

> On Stardate 97599.1 muHwI' wrote:
>> What's the difference between
>> {'ang} and {cha'} ("show")?
>
> Good question! Here's what I could find:
> 'ang:
> tIqlIj Da'angnIS
> quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh.
> 'ang'eghQo' quv Hutlhbogh jagh neH ghobtaHvIS ghaH.
>
> cha':
> wIy yIcha'
> wIy cha'
> HaSta yIcha'
> 
> So far, {'ang} seems to be used for showing something personal, 
> while {cha'} seems to be used for more technical stuff. {'ang} has 
> been used to describe revealing something which was hidden before, 
> while {cha'} has had nothing to do with things that were hidden.

!?!
Qov makes confused gibbering noises.  Read TKD. I don't have it here, 
but if the word picture or visual isn't right in the definition for 
cha', I'll buy a new TKD and staple it to my arm.

cha' - show, display (picture)
'ang - show, reveal

All the examples back this up.  Use cha' when the thing being 
displayed is an image, picture, visual. Use 'ang in general.
wIyDaq jIHDaq HaStaDaq joq yIcha'.
nab Da'angqang, HaStaDaq yIcha'.

I didn't know the example below, and I like it.
> tlhIngan Dujmey law'qu' SommeyDaq batlh cha'lu'.

It makes me wonder ...
navDaq loDnI'wI' cha'lu'  
My brother's is pictured on the page?

There is an utter lack of nouns for picture/image/visual 
representation in Klingon.  Perhaps we should take more advantage of 
cha'.

- Qov

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