tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 08 09:18:30 1999
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Re: My old neighbor
mujang peHruS:
>> Voragh's {poH nI' jupwI'} has a parallel in {lo' law' lojmIt}
>
>mumISmoH mIwvam
nap mIwvam. It's a straightforward noun-noun construction.
"My long time friend" or "my friend of a long time" seems perfect.
Okrand used {lo' law' vay'} twice on the Bird of Prey poster; I
suggest you get past your confusion and accept the usage.
>qaq mu'tlhegh 'ay' {qaStaHvIS poH nI'} 'e' vIHar
>mumISmoHbe'
mISmoHbe', 'ach qarbej'a'? How would you use this fragment in a
sentence when you're talking about an "old neighbor"?
>'ach {voragh jang charghwI'} ghItlhlu'chu'be' 'e' vIHar
vIghItlhchu'qu'ta'. chaq lughbejbe' pab, 'ach vIghItlhtaHvIS jIghIHbe'.
DaghItlhHa'bejpu' SoH. Voragh has a capital V. :-)
>jIQub lugh {voraghvaD jang charghwI'}
chaq lugh, 'ach qechvamvaD qarqu' {-vaD} 'e' vISovbe'. If {jang}
works like {tlhob} and other verbs of saying, then its object can
reasonably be the person being answered.
-- ghunchu'wI'