tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 01 04:00:46 1997
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Re: KLBC: nuqneH - cha'wIgh
David Trimboli wrote:
>
> [email protected] on behalf of Norman Thomas wrote:
>
> > Thank you for your comments and examples SuStel :-))
>
> qay'be'.
>
> > I have translated insult the porcelain as "vItIch chISHey Doch"
> (please
> > read the other email with that title for further explanation) which
> I
> > think gets about as close to the original meaning as possible with
> the
> > limited vocabulary of klingon.
>
> And please see my response to this phrase.
>
> > I agree that translating the whimsical is tough but I have such a
> boring
> > job that I need something to be a bit of a challenge in my life.
>
> The fact is that it's virtually impossible to say whimsical things
> until you
> have mastered the basics of Klingon.
>
> > I find it hard to believe that you haven't heard of blue or lofty
> being
> > used that way. How about the horizontally unchallenged being called
> > slim?
>
> No, though I can extrapolate it from "horizontally challenged" meaning
> "fat."
>
> > jIyIn Soch HuDmey
> > This phrase is supposed to tell you all where I live. In English
> there
> > would be an in or at somewhere there : is it needed in Klingon?
>
> In Klingon we've got the Type 5 noun suffix {-Daq}. This suffix is
> the
> locative. When it's attached to a noun, that noun indicates that the
> action
> of the verb happens in, around, or towards that noun.
>
> Unfortunately, {Soch HuDmeyDaq jIyIntaH} "I live in/at/on seven
> mountains"
> isn't very informative. Is that a name? You should always mark names
> with
> asterisks (since we don't have the equivalent of capitalization in
> English to
> mark proper nouns).
>
> Is there any way you can avoid sending an HTML duplicate of your mail
> in each
> post?
>
> --
> SuStel
> Beginners' Grammarian
> Stardate 97489.2
I live at Seven Hills
*Soch HuDmey*Daq jIyIntaH
"jajvam yItIv" cha'wIgh