tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 01 02:16:41 2001
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RE: QQ13
- From: "De'vID" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: QQ13
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 05:18:04 -0500
- Importance: Normal
ghaHbe'wI'
> > 1- *Hidden Dragon* mughmeH De'vID, <<lung So'lu'bogh>> lo' ghaH.
> > lughlaw' <<So''eghta'bogh lung>>, qar'a'.
DloraH:
> jIQochbe'.
> 'ej <lung'a'> vImaS.
> qaq <So''eghta'bogh lung'a'>. (<vIghro''a'> lo' ghaH.)
Here's an interesting tidbit: the Chinese character for "dragon"
is pronounced "loong" i.e. very close to Klingon {lung}.
I don't know if Okrand did that intentionally or if it's
coincidental. I guess a {lung} is really a lizard rather than
a dragon, so probably {lung'a'} is more appropriate, but in
my mind I equated "loong" and {lung}, and translated it
"directly" so to speak.
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De'vID
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