tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 27 16:37:01 2000
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Re: KLIC: Hegh Romeo net poQ
- From: "David Yeung" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLIC: Hegh Romeo net poQ
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 19:44:10 -0400
Voragh:
>De'vID has developed a nice feel for the language. Just a couple of minor
>suggestions...
muquvmoH mu'meylIj, Voragh.
>: HeSwI'ghom DevwI' ghaH Han Sing vav'e'.
>: = Han Sing's father is the head of a gang [= criminal group].
>
>Very nice translation of "(criminal) gang". Also keep in mind {tlhach}
>"sect, faction" which is listed in the KGT glossary (MO discusses the word
>in HQ 4.4). That {tlhach} is used more broadly in Klingon than the English
>glosses might indicate can be seen from Okrand's discussion of {tlhach
>mu'mey} "argot, jargon" in KGT:
It almost sounds as if a /tlhach/ refers to a profession? Then
would /HeSwI' tlhach/ refer to all criminals generally
(i.e. "criminal-dom"), and not to a specific group
(i.e. a gang)? /HeSwI' tlhach mu'mey/ would be perhaps
a kind of street talk that only criminals understand, and
I'm thinking, /HeSwI' tlhach ghob/ for "honour amongst
thieves", the unspoken rules followed by criminals.
>: Suvchuq SuvwI' mI'wI' 'e' Dabej 'e' DatIvchugh [...]
>: = If you enjoy watching fight scenes (martial arts) [...]
>
>This feels a little awkward. How about:
>
> Suvchuqbogh SuvwI'pu' Dabej 'e' DatIvchugh
> If you enjoy watching warriors fighting (each other)
I was trying to get across the idea that the fight
scenes were what a Klingon might refer to as
/mI'/. In other words, skillfully choreographed, almost
like dancing. Perhaps:
/Suvchuqbogh mI'wI'pu' Dabej 'e' DatIvchugh.../
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De'vID