tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 15 18:04:25 2000
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RE: KLBC: jIchegh...
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: jIchegh...
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:06:29 -0700
jatlh De'vID:
> Is the word /lop/ used for all rituals? Or does it
> mean "celebrate" strictly in the sense of joyous
> festivities? I am trying to think of the verb to
> use with /nol/ or /SonchIy/.
<lop> really sounds like it's used for happy, fun, party type occasions to
me. Very few Earth funerals fit this description. <jeS> probably works.
> Also, what is the verb to use with /SoQ/ "speech"?
> To me, /nob/ing a speech sounds too much like
> English.
jIQochbe'chu'.
> Can /SoQ/ be the object of /jatlh/?
Aye, it can.
> Also, what is a good way of saying "eulogy".
charghwI''s suggestion of <Heghpu'wI' naDmeH SoQ> is an excellent
suggestion.
> Here is my attempt at what I was trying to say:
> {wa'Hu' SoSnI'wI' nol vIjeS.
> "naDmeH SoQ" vIjatlh.
> 'IQqu' jeSwI'pu' law', 'ej SaQtaH.}
Be aware that <jeS> is defined as "participate", not "participate in", so
there is a very real possibility that you just can't say <nol vIjeS>. A lot
of what we've learned about troublesome verbs lately makes it seem like this
*might* actually work, but it's best to be conservative and assume it
doesn't. Instead, you could say <nolDaq jIjeS> - "I participated at the
funeral", or maybe <nolvaD jIjeS> - "I participated in (for the benefit of)
the funeral".
The rest of this is good.
pagh
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