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Re: Smile (n)



ja' Voragh:
>Come to think of it, does tlhIngan Hol have ANY nouns for facial
>expressions, gestures, or body language of any kind?

Why would a gesture, which is an action, have a noun to indicate it?
If you *must* refer to the noun "smile", call it {monbogh vay'} using
a different {vay} depending on what you mean.

{monbogh nuj} "smile"
{monbogh wuSDu'} "grin"
{monbogh mInDu'} "merry wink"
{monbogh Ho'Du'} "grimace"
{monbogh ghIch} "snarl"
{monbogh qab} etc....

-- ghunchu'wI'




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