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Re: early creations



Marian Schwartz wrote:
> 
>         I just discovered some early Klingon stories of mine, back from when I
> didn't even know about the KLI.  There are three, but only one is finished, and
> that one is really short.
> 
>                         QIH romuluSngan
> 
>         loghDaq toQDuj.  DujDaq romuluSngan lujaHtaH.  tlhIngan wo' lutIchpu'
> romuluSnganpu 'ej bortaSchaj lutlhaptaH tlhinganpu.  puSDaq ghostaH Duj
> romuluSngan.  Su'eghbe' toQDuj.
>         "HaStaH nuq?" la' romuluSngan Qub.
> chu'pu' pu'DaH 'ej Duj romuluSngan Qaw'ta' toQDuj.  "yay!" jach la' tlhingan.
>         Hagh DeghwI'.
>         "HaghtaH'a'?" pay tlhob la'.
>         "ghobe qaH!  neH jiH --" jatlh DeghwI ghIj.
>         "jIHagh!  batlh yay DatIch!  cha'logh vum wa'leS!"
>         "lu' qaH!"
> 
>         Here's another one.
> 
>         tera'Daq ja'wI'vam vIngeHtaH toH chaH vIghuHmoHlaH tugh Doch
> qaSQo'Ha'bogh 'e' vIQup, 'ej ghaytanqu' Doch qaSQo'Ha'bogh.  poHvetlhDaq 'oHtaH
> Doch'e' 'IQ DaQupchugh, toH lujatlh 'e' luneH pagh nuvpu', 'ach jatlhnIS vay',
> SovnISmo' tera' nuvpu'.
>         vatlhDIS cha'maH wa'DIch bID cha'DIch 'oH, 'ej tera' bavDaq wa'maH cha'
> loghmID tu'lu'.  yuQHom tlhab bIH loghmID Hoch'e'.  netlh nuvpu' ghaj loghmID
> mach law'bogh Hoch mach puS; cha'maH vaghSanID nuvpu' ghaj loghmID tIn law'bogh
> Hoch tIn puS.  ngoDmeyvam boSov tera'nganpu' HochSoH 'e' vISovbej, ghap
> yuQ'a'rajDaq SumISqu' 'ej cheSovDI loghDaq bepHom maH 'e' SuSov.  daH, ghoSov.
>         tera' luDon loghmIDmey Hoch, DingtaH tlhamnuv lIngmeH, rut chaw'taH
> 'elmeH wovghach, 'ej rutbe', jaj je ram lIngmeH.  tIn Hoch 'ej bIHDaq tInqu' oH'
> tu'lu'chugh, Du'mey ghajmeH je laSvarghmey, muD ghajmeH 'engmey lIngchughbogh.
> vengmey, DuSaQ je, yotlhmey je tu'lu.
>         vay'mey DIghaj ghajboghbe' tera'.  Sar tlhamnuv Hos yoSDaq pIm.
> tlhabmach yoS tu'lu', 'ej tlhabpagh, telmey DItuQmoHchughbogh 'ej mapuv,
> wejtenIS wIQujchughbogh, 'ej Dochmey law' pIm.
>         loghtayqeq teH wIghaj je, maH numotlhmo'.  loghmIDmey DIQapmoHDItaHbe'
> loghDaq qachmey chentaH 'oH vumghach'a'maj'e' DIlo'laHmeH maH je tera'.  loghDaq
> mavum, 'ej loghSutDaq pagh DujDaq maHDI pagh qay'ghach tu'lu'.  paghtlhabDaq
> mavumta' puq maHpu'DI'.
>         vay'mey tu'lu' je ghajbogh tera' DIghajbe'bogh.  tera' muD Dotlh qab
> wIghajQo'.  loghmIDmeymajDaq SeHlu', not tujqu' pagh bIrqu' 'oH.  pagh
> SISghach'a' tu'lu' 'ej pagh SISghach pIHHa'lu'.
>         tera' ghor' Qop wIghajbe' je.  pagh HuDmey DIghaj, pagh qojmay, pagh
> Debmey, je pagh bIQ'a'mey Qop.  pagh Qa'mey Qop, pochmey, pagh yInlatlhmey
> DIghajbe' je.  maHDaq vay'pu' tu'lu' qab Hungmaj law' 'e' lubepbogh, pagh
> SeymoHghach tu'lu' lubepbogh -- vaj reH 'a loghDaq jaH nuvpu'maj, 'ej marSDaq
> ghopDapDaq je lengmeyvaD nI' jaH, lengmey botlhaplaHbe'bogh.  nabghachmey tu'lu
> marSDaq mIDmey DIchermeH 'ej ghopDapDaq tlhIlwaw'mey, 'a not qaSpu'Ha' Dochvetlh
> 'e' vIQub, meqmeymo' vIDelpu'Ha'bogh.
>         pay' tera'Daq SupQo'be' loghmIDmey.  vatlh ben, Humanpu'vaD juHmeyvam
> chu' nabpu'taH prInstonDaq gherarD 'o'nIyl ghojwI'pu'ghaj je, 'ej lunabpa'
> luQubpu' teHHa'ghachQedghItlhwI'pu'.
>         Dochmey bIHbe' Sengpu'bogh loghmIDmey Qatlhghach'mey'e' bIH leghpu'bogh
> HochHom nuvpu' bIH Doch'e' Huj.  chenghachchaj qutlhHa'ghach, ghor tera'
> rurpu'bogh chentaH, Hos lIngtaH, maHvaD tIHmey Qanghach -- qay'ghachmeyvetlh
> mevlu'ta'.  mevmeH chaH ngeDbe'pu', 'ach chaH mevlu'ta'.
>            mapoQbogh Hoch HoS nob Hovmaj, 'ej HoS yap tu'lu vaj tera'vaD vay'mey
> 'oHvo' wIngevlaH.  pagh Qatlhghach wIghaj Soj wIpepDI', vaj tera'vaD vay'mey
> 'oHvo' wIngevlaH.  ra'bItmey, chi'qenmey, 'erHom DIghaj, maHvaD Ha'DIbaH
> nunombogh.  loghvo' Dochmey DIpoQbogh wISuq; maSvo' neH wISuqbe', 'ach
> chunDabHomvo' lIyvo' je DISuqlaHbogh 'ej HoSvaD DIlo'.  ghopDapmey DISIchDI'
> (DISIchchugh) Hoch wIpoQbogh wIghaj.
>         nunuQ qay'ghach'a' leghbogh nuvpu' puS; yInpat QaQ wIleHtah 'e' wInIDtaH.
> ngaq'eghnIS Hoch loghmID.  nuvpu' pochmey 'ermey je ngaS 'oH; bIQ lam je ngaS
> 'oH.
> 
>         It was meant to be a translation of an Asimov story.  Hmm... some knotty
> points in it:  "gherarD 'o'nIyl" is Gerard O'Neal, "prInston" is "Princeton,"
> "marS" in Mars, and I think that somewhere or other there's "rabItmey" "rabbits"
> and "chIqenmey" "chickens."  This was a good exercise in plural prefixes, as I
> remember.
> 
>         Last one.
> 
> 
> 
>                         nural mughato'mey naS
> 
>         "QaQbe' tlhIngan Hol QIchwIj.  DajatlhDI' bIQaQ'a'?"
>         "ghobe' -- tera'ngan Hol vImaS je.  'ach Qo'noSDaq maH -- naDev, nuq
> Hollatlh wIjatlhlaH?"
>         "tera'ngan Hol wIjatlh 'e' jIQub 'ach- ghoSHa'beH Dujmaj.  matIjnIS.
>         jolpa'Daq jaHpu' cha' nuv.  wej DIS Qo'noSDaq yInpa'Ha' tera'Daq ghoSlI'
> chaH.
>         lutIjlu'pu'pa'Ha' pa'meychajDaq jaHpu' chaH tlhInganpu' leghtaHqu' chaH.
> Seybraq pa'Daq jaH HaQInS Qo'noS Hovtay'vo' lujaHpa'Ha'.
>         "So, how are you --"
>         "ghobe' ghobe'!  yImev!  jIQIj.  DujvamDaq tlhinganpu' qej tu'lu'.  naDev
> tera'ngan Hol jatlhlu' 'e' luparHa'Qo' 'ej HoSqu' chaH.  not tera'ngan Hol
> wIjatlhnIS naDev chaHDI' 'ej wIQanlu'meH not tera'ngan Hol wIjatlhnIS.
> bIyaj'a'?"
>         "jIyaj.  Qo'."
>         jatlhtaH cha' nuv 'ach tlhIngan Hol jatlhtaH chaH.
> 
>         Duj meHDaq qay'ghachmey tu'lu'.
>         "QaptaHHa' pIvghor HoD.  pIvloDDaq wej wIjaHlaH neH," jatlh lagh.
>         "yIntagh.  bIvanglaH'a'?"
>         "jInID.  Do' DaH pagh qay'ghachmey tu'lu'pu'Ha'."
>         wej 'oHvam luSov raQpo'pu'.
> 
> Qapla'

this is what i was looking for, but can someone give me a guide on
pronouncing the words????


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