tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jun 21 15:29:56 1997
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RE: KLBC: lut tlhaQ 'e' vItul
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: lut tlhaQ 'e' vItul
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 97 23:50:24 UT
jatlh charghwI':
> > & > veng tInDaq, qach jen HurDaq,
> > &
> > & An Ewok village? In Lothlorien? The Jetsons? We don't have a word
> > & for "tall." When you say {jen}, I imagine one of these places, not a
> > & tall building.
>
> Would it help to use jenmeH tIn for "tall"?
Hmmm . . . how about
qach tIn 'ay' jenDaq
In the high section of a big building
Since you're talking about a high section, there's little chance to
misinterpret {qach tIn} as a wide but low building.
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SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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