tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 28 21:40:00 1999
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Re: DuSaQ'a'; qepHommey
ja' Mark A Miles <[email protected]>:
>qepHom vIghoSmeH 'e' chongbe' HolwIj
>(My Klingon is not good enough for going to a qepHom [is this right?])
Neither the grammar nor the sentiment are right. :-)
Since I'm wearing my "qepHom coordinator" hat at the moment I'll leave
grammar and vocabulary issues to others. I am not sure I would have
understood what you meant without the translation.
As for the sentiment -- you've got the wrong idea about qepHommey. A
qepHom isn't intended as a place for skilled speakers to get together
and chat among themselves. It's intended as a way to bring together
folks of all levels, from those who are merely curious all the way up
to those who are essentually fluent. A qepHom is merely an informal
meeting of people who are interested in Klingon as a language. There
is no requirement that the attendees -- or even the host -- be able to
speak even a single word of Klingon. One would hope, however, that a
qepHom would provide the opportunity to learn some basic pronunciation
and vocabulary. But the real intent is to provide a forum for people
to find out more about the language, and perhaps to inspire them with
samples of what can be done with it.
See http://www.netusa1.net/~caanders/host-qepHom.html for suggestions
on what a qepHom can be and how to put one on.
--
Alan Anderson, professional programmer and amateur Klingonist
qepHom coordinator for the Klingon Language Institute
qo'mey poSmoH Hol -- language opens worlds -- /