tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 22 21:35:21 1997
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Re: KLBC: Klingon desktop items
David Trimboli wrote:
>
> [email protected] on behalf of Michael DeMatteo wrote:
>
> > The translation for nuqneh is "What do you want?." My question is how can
> > nuqneH be
> > considered a greeting?
>
> A Klingon enters a shop. The shopkeeper sees him, looks him over, and says,
> {nuqneH} "What do you want?" In this case, the Klingon had better immediately
> tell him what he wants to buy.
>
> A servant working for a well-respected Klingon house walks into his employer's
> practice while the boss is working out. The boss stops and waits for the
> servant to tell him what's up. The servant is hesitant for some reason. The
> boss, impatient, says {nuqneH}?
>
> These are examples of {nuqneH}. They are greetings, because they are used to
> get the conversation rolling. Furthermore, they're much more to the point
> than "hello," which so far as I know doesn't mean anything at all.
>
> Some people, however, believe that {nuqneH} is exactly the same as "hello."
> They have no problem with the idea of two Klingons passing in the street,
> recognizing each other, saying {nuqneH} to each other, and walking on.
>
> --
> SuStel
> Beginners' Grammarian
> Stardate 97476.1
I can see where you can use {nuqneH} in a store or being a host to a
party or at Quark's Bar (i.e. tlhutIh nuqneH). What about the following
greeting:
jipong qor.
My name is Kor.