tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Feb 09 21:16:17 1997

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RE: SajmeywIj



February 09, 1997 11:18 PM EST, jatlh maqlIy:

> cha' Saj vIghaj.
> I have two pets.
> bIH tIn law' yIHmey tIn puS.
> They are bigger than tribbles.
> bIH mach law' targhmey mach puS.
> They are smaller than targs.
> Doq 'ej chIS wa'.
> One is orange and white.  ('ej because Doq and chIS are verbs?)

maj.

> QIbmey rur latlh.
> The other one resembles shadows. 
> (I'm trying to convey the concept of gray and black.  Is there a way to say
> "shades of qIj"?)

majQa'!  puplaw' mu'tlheghmeylIj!

Shades of color is something we don't know how to do in Klingon, 
unfortunately.  Similie is probably your best bet.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97112.2


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