tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 27 15:43:26 2001
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Re: South Africans
ja' "Captain Owen Swart" <[email protected]>:
>My apologies if I have offended, but my ability to speak tlhIngan Hol is not
>yet anywhere near what is required to communicate successfully in the
>language. As I said, I am a beginner. Any assistance you could offer me in
>this regard would be greatly appreciated.
My off-list reply to you was rejected by hotmail. I'll repeat it here:
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To: "Captain Owen Swart" <[email protected]>:
From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: South Africans
I replied to this on the tlhIngan-Hol list, but since you identify yourself
as a beginner I'm sending you a copy of my message with a complete English
translation instead of just a short summary at the end.
"Captain Owen Swart" <[email protected]> writes:
>I am a beginner as far as tlhIngan Hol is concerned, but I have
>learned of the existence of tlhIngan Hol speakers in South Africa.
>This is a message for them:
tlhIngan Hol lujatlhbogh South Africa ngan Daja'chugh, qatlh tlhIngan Hol
buSHa'chu' QInlIj?
** If you're talking to South Africans who speak Klingon, why does your
message completely ignore Klingon?
>Please, if you are a South African Trekkie, respond to this message...
bIjangchugh, ghomvam QuvDaq yIlI'be'. Dun Hov leng 'e' vItemQo'. 'ach
naDev potlh 'oHbe' Hov leng'e'. naDev tlhIngan Hol buSlu'.
** If you answer, don't transmit it to the group address. I won't deny
that Star Trek is wonderful. But here Star Trek is not the important
thing. Here the focus is on the Klingon language.
-- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh