tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon May 12 17:29:28 1997
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Re: what is the klingon word ?
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>I would like to know the klingon version of these:
If you don't mind my asking...whatever for?
>"you are born in a barn"
There's no simple Klingon word for barn, but I might use {Du' qach}
"farm's building" if the context were appropriate.
{Du' qachDaq bIbogh} "You are born in a farm's building."
>"squirrel nut zippers"
I have no idea what this means. Is it a name? Names don't translate well.
There's no native Klingon word for squirrel; it's not a Klingon animal. We
also don't know how to translate "zipper". Assuming "nut" means the food,
and not a crazy person, its translation is {naHlet}.
>"behave yourself"
If you mean "behave well" or "be nice", I'd suggest rephrasing this.
{batlh yIvang} "act honorably."
>thank you!
I'm very curious as to why you picked these particular phrases to ask about.
You also sent a note with the following cryptic line:
<A HREF="aol://2719:2-2-klingons">klingons</A>
Is it supposed to mean something? I've never heard of the aol: protocol,
and 2719:2-2-klingons certainly isn't a DNS address in the normal sense.
-- ghunchu'wI'