tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 10 11:02:02 2000
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RE: Words not in Dictionary (Was: Canonical Klingon)
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Words not in Dictionary (Was: Canonical Klingon)
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 12:03:29 -0700
ja' charghwI' 'utlh:
> DawI'pu'vam DISov'a'?
jang veS joH. ja':
> ?
QIjmeH jang Qov.
jatlh qa'ral:
> Qov has been as lucid and enlightening as ever, but one
> thing hasn't quite come clear in this thread: {DawI'} --
> meaning *actor*--is a logical and useful extrapolation
> from the verb {Da}, but (correct me if I'm wrong) is
> not to be found in any official wordlist.
<DawI'> has never been found on any official wordlist, but then neither has
<HoHwI'>. <DawI'> is the verb <Da> plus the suffix <-wI'>, meaning "one who
behaves as / acts in the manner of (someone/something else)". That seems to
fit the most common meanings of the English word "actor" rather well,
although <DawI'> is not necessarily associated with the stage and screen
like "actor" is.
<DawI'> is an extrapolation, but then so is everything original we say in
Klingon.
pagh
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