tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 01 21:17:48 1998
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Re: KLBC (was:Re: BATLH TLHINGAN HOL VIJATL
ja' [email protected]:
>You brought up an interesting question...if chegh is used solely to refer to
>returning "to a place", how *would* one refer to returning a salute, or a
>phone call, or something similar?
Why is the word "return" important? chovan; qavan. chorI'; qarI'. nap.
> I suppose one could say that a salute was
>given, and that this was the reason I saluted...but it seems rather ...bulky.
chovanmo' qavan. *I* don't see this as particularly bulky. Klingon is
very good at conveying lots of information by adding short syllables.
-- ghunchu'wI'