tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Nov 27 19:41:36 1999
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RE: Klingon WOTD: bagh (v)
> jIja':
> > One good way to express the concept of a tie, especially when
> > there is no clear cut scoring mechanism, is to use a phrase
> > like <Qapbej pagh>. If two kids slug each other in the
> > schoolyard and both land a few good punches before the fight
> > is broken up, a Klingon might describe it as:
> >
> > Suvchuq cha' puq, 'ej qu'ba', 'ach Do'Ha' nIS ghojmoHwI'.
> > Qapbej pagh.
jang ghunchu'wI':
> Either {mun} "intervene" or the slang equivalent {Haq} seems
> likely to be used here instead of {nIS}. I'm just trying to
> do my part to help people learn vocabulary. :-)
bIlughbej, ghunchu'wI'. nIvbej <mun>. I would still expect <nIS> or maybe
<Haq> to be used in a Klingon Scooby Doo cartoon, when the villain is
talking about those "meddling kids", though.
pagh