tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 03 16:43:26 2001
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Re: QQ23
ghaHbe'wI':
: <<Qo'noS QonoS cha'maH wej>> vIlaDta'.
: [...]
: tagha' qaS mujlaw'bogh mu'mey: <<SeQpIr be'nal tlhorghHey>>.
: vuDwIj: <<SeQpIr be'nalHey tlhorgh>>.
taD:
>mu'tlheghvetlh vIlaDDI' jIH, lughHa' 'e' vIHar je. 'a qaqlaw' {SeQpIr
>be'nal tlhoghHey}'e'.
>I don't have TKD/KGT with me right now, but isn't {tlhogh} "wedding" and
>{tlhorgh} "be pungent"?
Correct, though {tlhogh} is glossed as "marriage", not wedding - an important
distinction, for us if not necessarily for Klingons.
AFAIK there is no known Klingon word for wedding _per se_, though *{naltay}
"mating ritual" and *{tlhoghtay} "marriage ceremony" have been proposed (pun
intended!). There is also the {nalqaD} "mate challenge" from KCD (also listed
in KGT), which may tip the balance slightly in favor of *{naltay} which
certainly sounds more Klingon.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons