tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Sep 08 15:03:11 1997
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Re: some questions
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: some questions
- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 15:02:59 -0700 (PDT)
At 10:13 AM 9/8/97 -0700, muHwI' wrote:
> - mu'mey ghel veb je yImugh
Don't forget the plural object imperative prefix: {tImugh}.
These verbs are from the new book. {ghel} means "ask (a question)"
and {veb} means "be next (in a series)."
> - *SKI* yIQIj
> (What does it stand for?)
"SKI" stands for "Summary for the Klingon Impaired." It designates
an English language addendum to a posting in Klingon, intended for
those who are unable or unwilling to read the tlhIngan Hol.
> - *canon* yIQIj je
> (explain "canon" also)
> *canon* yajlu' _maj_ pagh yajlu' _qab_ ?
> (Does it mean "correct word" or "not correct, illegal word"?)
First I'll correct your question, then answer it. Remember that
{maj} is not a verb, it's just an exclamation like "bravo" or
"attaboy" or "yay" so you can't use it in a sentence to contrast with
{qab}. Use {lugh} or {qar} for "correct" and {QaQ} for "good." The
whole grammar of your sentence is very strange. You seem to be
trying to put subjects on a verb that has the indefinite subject
suffix {-lu'}. I'll guess that you were trying to say "Is canon
good or bad?" {lugh'a' pagh lughbe''a' *canon*} would get
your message across nicely.
The best explanation of canon is in the FAQ at:
http://labs.thomtech.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.htm#3.10
Briefly, for those without web browsers, for the purpose of this list
"canon" is tlhIngan Hol from Marc Okrand himself. So if I
say "we have canon to support using {-Ha'} on an adjectival verb"
I mean that Marc Okrand has written tlhIngan Hol that does it.
Qov ([email protected])
Beginners' Grammarian