tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 12 14:35:25 1998
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Re: Sor Hap - Some musings
- From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Sor Hap - Some musings
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 16:35:27 -0600
At 01:28 PM 3/12/98 -0800, charghwI' wrote:
>According to Terrence Donnelly:
>>
[...]
>
>> 3. The contrasted phrase {baS 'etlh} indicates to me that when there is
>> a simple word for a substance, you can use the simple N1-N2 phrase with no
>> trouble: {mem HIvje'} = 'plastic cup'; {nav nIvnav nIv} = 'superior paper
>> pajamas' (i.e., like you wear in the hospital).
>
>ghaytan. But make that {mep HIvje'}. You might buy one from a
>{HIvje' mem}, though.
>
HIvqa' veqlargh. I usually write these at work, without my TKD. Obviously,
my memory sometimes fails me.
>> 4. (WARNING: Idle speculation follows) The fact that there seems to be
>> no simple word for 'wood' leads me to wonder if there are few types of trees
>> in the Klingon flora that yield wood suitable for construction or for
>> handiwork. I imagine the Klingon landscape to be dominated by shrubs {lav}
>> and maybe grasses {tIr?} and bamboo-like plants. Is there a common name
>> for the substance of these sorts of plants? Maybe, {nIn}?
>
>jISaHbe'. Of course, we see wooden items in their architecture,
>furniture and accessories on the CD, in the movies and TV...
>
But, we also tend to see the dwellings of the upper classes, who could
probably afford to own even rare wooden items. Also, in the case of the
CD, we see a settlement on another world, where the flora might
be different.
- ter'eS