tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 21 06:12:33 1997
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Klingon has a *very* rich source for its words!
On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Alan Anderson wrote:
> ja' QatanI:
> >...Many english words get
> >their root from other languages like french, latin, and the like. Klingon
> >(in reality) has no such rich source for it's root words.
>
> Think again. :-) Klingon has a *very* rich source for its words:
> the people who write the scripts for Star Trek.
!! nuqjatlh!?!?!?
chaq loDnI'wI' Dach ghaHchu' *Alan* 'e'??? *Star Trek Novels* yIlIjQo'!
> ...And it's fun to notice the jokes that went into making words like
> {maHpIn} and {runpI'}. Often it's painful, but pain can be fun too.
! I'd missed the "runpI'" one!! It is a good mnemonice too! qatlho'!
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