tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 09 20:53:11 2001

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Re: Klingon WOTD: waw' (n)



In a message dated 1/6/2001 3:29:38 PM Central Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:


> > As used in canon:
> > 
> >   pa' 'oHtaH vaS'a''e'.  tlhIngan qum waw' 'oH. 
> >   This is where the Klingon Great Hall is located, the center of
> >   the Klingon government. (SkyBox S27)
> 
> Earlier I had wanted to use {waw'} for "Department (of a University)".  
> This seems to support that usage.  
> 
> 

In the Klingon way thinking, the government is an essential arm of the 
military.  The High Council issues order to the Defense Force.  If the 
University is a military organization, you may have a better chance of 
success using {waw'} than if it is merely an academic unit.

peHruS


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