tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 14 21:43:57 2000
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'Ij and qIm
Me too. Especially since we also have /Qoy/ and /buS/. In fact, I recall
that somewhere (THE KLINGON WAY I think, but I'm not sure) Okrand mentions
that /Qoy/ is preferable in a particular sentence than /'Ij/. He talks
about how hearing is better than listening, or thereabouts, rather than
transitivity, but I was hoping that it was a sneaky way to get one to choose
/Qoy/ in that transitive sentence rather than /'Ij/. The hearing/listening
part seems backwards, anyway.
But, alas, it isn't so. Unless we are told otherwise, I believe the Star
Trek V script excerpts are proof that /'Ij/ and /qIm/ are allowed to be used
with objects.
SuStel
Stardate 123.9
P.S.: Anyone else upset that we didn't get to see the word for "scope" and
the line "Alter the attack course!" in the excerpts?
----- Original Message -----
From: Andeen, Eric <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 9:07 PM
Subject: RE: KLBC <chyrano berjeraq>
> Qu'vatlh ghay'cha' baQa'. HolQeDvetlh vIlIjpu'. I had it floating around
in
> the back of my mind that we found out recently that <qIm> was transitive,
> but I could not remember where. I also forgot that <'Ij> was included as
> well - probably because I was ambivalent about <qIm>, but I really *liked*
> the idea of <'Ij> as intransitive. Oh, well.