tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 04 11:18:02 1997
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Re: Gowran's blessing
- From: "eric d. zay" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Gowran's blessing
- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 14:22:30 -0500
ghItlh Jerryl Evanee
>
> In a recent episode of DS 9, Sisko and some of the crew smuggle
themselves into
> a batlh ceremony. When Gowran gives each recipient their new badge, he
has a
> short
> speech that he snarls:
>
> "Glory to you and your house"
>
> How would we translate that into tlhingan? I found only "home" in the
> dictionary,
House, in the sense of clan is *tuq*. That word is not in TKD, but we have
it from a canonical source. We don't yet have a word for "glory", but I
think "honor" would do as well. Possibly:
*bIquvjaj. ej quvjaj tuqlIj!"
"May you be honored. And may your house be honored."
SuSvaj