tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Feb 19 16:26:42 1999
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jebberwa'qay
ja' peHruS:
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> But why did you contrive it in the first place?... >>
>
>For the same reasons Lewis Carroll contrived "chortle." The language is
>growing because of its users.
Lewis Carroll contrived "chortle" to fit into a poem made substantially of
near-nonsense words that sound like they mean something. He was playing
with the poetry of what he called "portmanteau words". He was not trying
to add to the English language a word it lacked. He most definitely was not
trying to express a specific concept clearly.
If you like near-nonsense words as poetry, you'll love this. Just don't
try to say that the language has grown because it exists.
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jebberwa'qay
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DIn 'ej tlhengtaH tov Hulqu'.
memqa'chu'pu' borghov law'
'ej ghay'bogh rIt chI'lu'.
jebberwa' yIghuH, puqwI';
chopbogh Ho', vonbogh pach moH.
jubtoQ je DaghuHnIS, 'ej
benDeSnach quQ yIDoH.
ghopDaq 'etlhDaj varqu' 'uch.
poH nI' jagh maQ nejtaH ghaH.
Sor retlhDaq leS nejwI' jaq
'ej QamtaHvIS QubtaH.
QubtaHvIS 'ej 'uvtaHvIS
vIvlaw' 'oH. ngem tIlvo' chegh
qul mIn ghajbogh jebberwa'
'ej chIltaHvIS bur'egh.
wa' cha'! wa' cha'! pe' 'ej pe'!
tlhIqtlheq jatlhlaw' 'etlhDaj var.
nom HeghtaH 'oH. nach teq ghaH
vaj vengDaq cheghmeH tlhar.
jebberwa' DaHoHchu''a'?
DeSDu'wIj yIghoS, puqwI'!
Qunbej jaj! majQa'! Qajma'!
Quchqu'taHmo' chotlhlI'.
qaStaH mIqpo'. vab'a'Daq
DIn 'ej tlhengtaH tov Hulqu'.
memqa'chu'pu' borghov law'
'ej ghay'bogh rIt chI'lu'.
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-- ghunchu'wI'