tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 30 10:35:34 1999

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Great Winds (was: KLBC/Re: Hurricane?)

• From: david joslyn <[email protected]>
• Subject: Great Winds (was: KLBC/Re: Hurricane?)
• Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:34:30 -0400 (EDT)
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Mad Hatter wrote:

> > How would you translate "hurricane" into tlhIngan Hol?
> > Live long and prosper!
> 
> SuS'a' i believe is the closest canon phrase, no?
> 'a. *hurricane* pIj wIjatlh maH... :)
> [but, we often write it *hurricane*]
> 
> qultoQ

would not {SuS'a' gho} (circle of Great Wind) work better? In this
fashion, one could describe a {SuS'a' gho'a'} [hurricane], and a {SuS'a'
ghoHom} [tomado].  You can also have a {bIQ'a'vaD SuS'a'} [monsoon
wind or typhoon].


quljIb

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