tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 03 10:29:21 1999

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Re: Okrand speaks: What time is it?



At 10:09 AM 2/3/99 -0800, SuSvaj wrote:
>>
>>Another new word, {qen} as well. Interesting stuff. Enjoy.
>
>Perhapse my eyes are playing tricks on me, but I can't find "qen" in here.
>Where is it?
>

About 2/3rds of the way down.

>>>Or maybe the fuller expression was a little less specific:

>>>    qen 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'?

>>>"Recently, how many times has someone heard it?" (<qen>
>>>"recently, a short time ago").


but, charghwI' missed _another_ new word: 

>>>Or maybe the expression contained a more general word such
>>>as <ghum> "alarm" or <wab> "sound, noise": <'arlogh wab
                        ^^^^
>>>Qoylu'pu'?> "How many times has someone heard the sound?
>>>How many times has the sound been heard?"

which is just above the /qen/ reference.

Pretty neat!  Three new words and the definitive answer on time-telling!

-- ter'eS




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