tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 03 13:31:14 1997
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Re: Okrand on /jatlh/
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Okrand on /jatlh/
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 16:31:11 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970630111059.12480C-100000@galt> from "d'Armond" at Jun 30, 97 08:29:55 am
I am vindicated! reH lugh charghwI'! [sound of a lone, grey
wolf howling in the distance...]
charghwI'
According to d'Armond:
>
> Some more from Okrand on MSN.
>
> --Holtej
>
> > > 1) Does qajatlh mean anything? Some feel this is poor grammar.
...
> > The indirect object of jatlh, when expressed, is the hearer/listener.
...
> > There's another wrinkle to this. The verb jatlh can also be used when
> > giving direct quotations:
...
> > tlhIngan jIH jIjatlh "I say, 'I am a Klingon'"
> > (jIjatlh "I speak")
> >
> > tlhIngan jIH bIjatlh "you say, 'I am a Klingon'"
> > (bIjatlh "you speak")
> >
> > There are instances where the pronominal prefix marks a big distinction in
> > meaning:
> >
> > tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh "you speak Klingon"
> > (tlhIngan Hol "Klingon language," Dajatlh "you speak it")
> >
> > tlhIngan Hol bIjatlh "you say, 'Klingon language'" [that is "you say the
> > phrase 'Klingon language'"]
> > (tlhIngan Hol "Klingon language," bIjatlh "you speak")