tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 12 18:49:06 1998
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RE: KLBC an attempt at Klingon
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC an attempt at Klingon
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:46:37 -0700
lab QaneS:
> nuqneH!
> I am very limited in my knowledge of Klingon atm,as I am still
> in the process of learning. However,I am trying to express a
> thought to someone and I need to make sure that I have the
> suffix right.
>
> The (part of the) thought that I need help with is saying your
> journey. The closest that I came to journey was the word leng
> which is trip,voyage (which suits my purpose) and the suffic lI'
> for your. (for objects capable of using language). So I came
> up with:
>
> lenglI' --your journey
>
> Qapla'!!
Close. The suffix <-lI'> is used for "beings capable of language", and a
trip does not qualify. For anything other than "beings capable of using
language" (e.g. animals, inanimate objects, events, abstract concepts, etc.)
the suffix is <-lIj>. Also remember that Klingon distinguishes between the
singular and plural forms of "you". You are probably using the singular, but
if you are using the plural, the suffix is <-raj>.
lenglIj -- your journey
pagh
Beginners' Grammarian