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Re: KLBC: Hoch DaHjaj mu'mey vIwaH.



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Alan Anderson wrote:

> ja' Xardana:
> >And I get the feeling that <<much>> means to "present music."
>
> That sounds right to me.
>
> >To me this implies an audience.
>
> Klingon does seem to have words that stress the effect on a person rather
> than an innate characteristic:  {na'}, for example.  {much} would indeed
> imply someone to receive the presentation.
>
> >What verb do I use for playing music for my enjoyment alone?
>
> I don't see why you can't be the one enjoying the music if you're the one
> playing it.  Maybe you're looking for something to describe the actual
> physical process of creating the sounds from a musical instrument?  That
> would be {chu'}, though that verb's object is the instrument itself and not
> the music produced.
>
> -- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh



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