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Re: Saj, 'ay' wa'DIch

[email protected] on behalf of Deborah Kay wrote:
> peqIm, taghwI'pu'.  lutHom vIqon.  bolaD 'e' yInID.  loS 'ay' tu'lu'.  
yItIv.
> Attention, beginners.  I wrote a short story.  Try to read it.  There are
> four 
> parts.  Enjoy it!
> 
> pab po'wI'pu' latlh laDwI'pu' je, yItIv.  QaghmeywIj bolughmoH 'e' vItlhob.

As you wish!  Since {tlhob} is a verb of saying, you probably need to make 
this a direct quote.  But, since you then just quoting yourself, you'd better 
just make this a command.

QaghmeywIj tIlughmoH.

> Hatlh yopDaq yIn qorDu'.

Hatlh HopDaq yIntaH qorDu'.

I looked around for {yop} for a while.  Also, I added {-taH} because they 
don't just perform the action of living there and that's it.  They live there 
continuously.

>  Qatlh ghu' 'e' luqelbe'.

This ends up meaning, "They do not consider the fact that the situation is 
difficult."  You need {Qub}:

Qatlh ghu' 'e' luQubbe'.

> SIQmeH, Hoch jaj wam vav.
>  
> wamwI' po' ghaH 'ej motlh Soj yap qem.  ghaH QaHmeH be'nalDaj, ngemDaq naH 
> naHlet je woH 'ej puqloDchaj Qup Qorgh.  nap yInmeychaj.
>  
> po' 'eq

Since the Power Klingon examples of {'eq} and {paS} are "she is early" and "he 
is late" respectively, I believe that these refer to being ahead of schedule 
or behind schedule.  Perhaps these could stretch over to being just after dawn 
or just before it, as they do in English.

This could be {taghDI' jaj}.

> wammeH vav, mej.  pIj jaj naQ Dach.

Since {jaj naQ} is not a time label but a duration, you need to do something 
else with this.  The typical thing would be {qaStaHvIS jaj naQ}.  Then, you 
might want to add {-taH} to {Dach}.

> vemDI' loDHom, tlheDrup SoSDaj.  
> ngemDaq ghaH tlhej puqloDDaj.  yIttaHvIS, Ha'DIbaH tlhol QaDmoHlu'pu'bogh 
> luSop.  tuj muD 'ej nI' jajmey.  chalDaq pagh 'engmey tu'lu'.  law' naH 'ej 
> ngeD SoS Qu'.  nom juHDaq cheghlaH.  yIttaHvIS, vay' Qoy loDHom.  SaQbogh 
ghu 
> rur.
> 
> <Dochveth nuq, SoSoy?> tlhob loDHom.
> <jISovbe'> jang SoS.  <ma'Ijchugh, mayeptaHvIS, chaq wISamlaH.>  
> SaQtaH ghogh.  'Ijqu' SoS loDHom je.  
> <poSlIj yIghoS> tlhup SoS.
> ghogh ghochtaH loDHom.

In this case, you really want {ghochlI'}, since there's a known goal: finding 
the source of the sound.

> tamtaHvIS, yIt loDHom 'ej wamwI' rur.  Qub SoS, DaH 
> gheD ghoch puqloDwI' 'e' ghojlaH.  qaSpu'DI' wa' tup, QaH'eghlaHbe'bogh 
targh 
> ghu luSam.  bIr 'oH.  Duy' wa' 'uS 'ej lon SoSDaj.

This strikes me as an excellent place for {-ba'}: {lonba' SoSDaj}.

> tugh Hegh, boQ 
> Hevbe'chugh.
> <Saj!> jach loDHom.  <vIneHbej.> 
> <Qo'!> jang SoSDaj.  <reH rIgh.  reH QaH poQ.  lI'be'qu'.  Hegh ghu 'e' 
> chaw'meH, lugh SoS.>
> targh retlhDaq ba' loDHom mul.  <jISaHbe'.  vIneHqu'.>  SaQ targh 'e' mev.  
> targh woH loDHom 'ej DeSDu'DajDaq 'oH 'uch.  yeptaHvIS, targ yachchoH. loQ 
> tujchoH targh.
> <vaj, juHDaq Daqemchugh, bIngoy' SoH.  DaQorgh, Daje' pagh Hegh.  Daqvamvo' 
> DaqengnIS.>  chutmey QIj SoSDaj.
> 
> juHDaq cheghmeH, chIch qettaH SoS.  SoSDaj retlhDaq ratlhmeH loDHom, qetqu' 
> 'e' raD.  machmo' puq, 'ugh targ

targh

> 'ej 'oy'choH DeSDu'Daj.  targh chagh 
> puqloDDaj 'e' tuv SoSDaj.

'e' tul SoSDaj

> 'ach targh Dech loDHom DeSDu'Daj.

targh luDech loDHom DeSDu'Daj

> QongchoH 
> jotpu'bogh targh.  juHDaq pawDI' chaH, pa'DajDaq targh tlhap loDHom 'e' nID.
> <Qo',> jatlh SoS bergh.  <HurDaq ratlh jay'.>
> morghchoH loDHom.  <bIrchoH SajwIj.>
> <vaj mo' DachennISmoH,> jatlh SoS.
> mu' jatlhbe' loDHom, 'ach HurDaq ratlh.  tI tunDaq targh lan 'ej naQmey woH. 
 
> juH retlhDaq tIqbogh tlhegh lang tu'lu'.  Qaghmo' loDHom, QIt mo' chenmoH.  

Because he erred?  What do you mean?

> rInDI' mo', mo'Daq targh tI je lan.  QongtaH ghu.  juH ghoS loDHom.
> <SoSoy, nuq Sop targh? vIje'nIS.> tlhob loDHom.
> <DaSoplaHchugh, vaj SoplaH targh.> 
> <SopmeH targh, vay' HInob.>
> <Qo'! yIqaw.  targhvaD bIngoy' SoH.>
> 
> Doy' loDHom 'ej leS neH. 'a ngem SumDaq naH puS Sam.  ghungmo' 'oH,
> SaQchoHpu' 
> targh.  cheghDI' loDHom mo'vo' targh teq loDHom, naHmey chor

"fruits belly"?

> 'ej yavDaq 
> ba'taHvIS, targhvaD 'ay'mey nob.  nom SojDaj yIv targh ghung.  Soppu'DI' 
> targh, loDHom retlhDaq QongchoH.  mo'DajDaq 'oH cheghmoH ghaH.  Qub loDHom, 
> DaH jIleSlaH.  pa'Daj mach 'elDI' loDHom, mopDajDaq qat'egh 'ej ravDaq Qot.

maj.  loDHom vIparHa'.  <jISaHbe'.  vIneHqu'.>

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