tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 17 00:55:12 1997
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Re: KLBC: Short and Easy
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Short and Easy
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 00:54:53 -0800
At 00:03 97-12-17 -0800, James Coupe wrote:
}Okay, so can I say:
}
}Hoch nganpu' tIHoH, vaj yaymaj lutmey tIja'
}
}which is supposed to say:
}
}"Kill all of the inhabitants, then tell stories of our victory"
}
}Can I use *vaj* as a conjunction like this? Just like "and"?
{vaj} can be used as a conjunction, but meaning "thus," "therefore," "as a
consequence," not the same "then" as in "the following time."
}I actually wanted to say:
}
}"then sing songs of our victory"
}
}but I can't find sing or song in the vocab lists or the new words list.
}
}Are they in KGT because if they are I may have to consider trying to
}find a copy of it somewhere in England (I hope it's been released here)?
They are, although we've known them a lot longer than that. {bom} is the
noun "song" or "chant" and also the verb "sing" or "chant." {bom mu'} is
lyrics, and {QoQ} is "music." I find the latter amusing becaue it's the
only Klingon word that actually stimulates my gag reflex. Something about
the shape of my throat for the {o} and the two {Q}mey, vIjatlhchoHDI' HuH
vIghupnIS.
How about: {Hoch nganpu' tIHoH. wIta'ta'DI' yaymaj bommey tIbom.}
"Kill all the inhabitants. When we have done it, sing songs of our victory."
BTW James, I find your signature offensive. It isn't enjoyable to have to
read that in every message. I would appreciate it if you would use a
different one for KLBC postings.
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian