tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 09 15:25:39 1999
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Re: Quite a few more word puns
nughI' (noogie) twist knuckle into someone's head
Pwa ha ha! That's my favorite! :)
K'ryntes
Alan Anderson wrote:
> ja' "Patrick Masterson" <[email protected]>:
> >I went through my Klingon literature and noticed a few more puns...
>
> Isn't it fun finding these on your own? That's why I don't want an
> "official" list of them published.
>
> >qettlhup = In KGT, Okrand also describes a type of sauce, called
> >qettlhup. If you were to ask for ketchup in a Klingon eating
> >establishmet, you would probably get this, as "ketchup" and "qettlhup"
> >sound quite similar. (At least they sound alike more than my other
> >examples.)
>
> As long as you're considering sauces, don't forget {ghevI'}.
>
> >vut = cook (v)
> > "vut" sounds like "food" pronounced with an accent. (What type of
> >accent I'm not sure.)
>
> Thick German. :)
>
> >run = be short in stature
> >Just add a "t" to the end of "run."
>
> Now put the word {pI'} after it and see what you get.
>
> >'Iw = blood
> >Say it out loud and it sounds like "Ewww!", an expression of disgust.
>
> I think {yIH} is a better example of this. :)
>
> >I know this was probly to make Okrand's job easier, but does anyone else
> >find it odd that two languages which (supposedly) developed light years
> >apart both just happen to have similar alphabetical order?
> >(Curiouser and curiouser...)
>
> It's not the "real Klingon" alphabetical order. TKD page 13:
> | The system of writing Klingon used in this dictionary has been
> | developed so people who already know how to read English will
> | have a minimum of difficulty approximating the sounds of Klingon
> | words and sentences.
>
> -- ghunchu'wI'