tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 03 10:29:21 1999
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Re: Okrand speaks: What time is it?
- From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Okrand speaks: What time is it?
- Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 12:26:52 -0600
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