tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 07 18:55:31 2000
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RE: KLBC Quotes
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC Quotes
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:57:08 -0700
jatlh ijeyD:
> What is the best way to quote someone in klingon? as in "so
> and so said
> ......" or "so and so says....."
>
> HIyajmoH!
lu'.
The way quotes are used in Klingon is descirbed a little bit in TKD 6.2.5 on
page 67. The quote can go before or after the sentence. Note that the qoute
is *NOT* the object of the sentence - it just gets put right next to it. So
to say "you said (blah blah blah)", you would say <bIjatlh (blah blah blah)>
or <(blah blah blah) bIjatlh>. You would not use <Dajatlh>. Here are some
examples:
jatlh qama' jIghung - The prisoner said "I am hungry".
bImoH bIjatlhbej - You definitely said "You are ugly". (best to duck at this
point).
jIjatlhbe' bImoH - I did not say "you are ugly".
etc.
pagh
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