tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 10 16:48:26 2001

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Re: HolQeD 10:2: toes



vaghHu' loQ HolQeD chu' vIlaDchoH.  mu'tay' chu' vIlaDtaHvIS jIHagh.  wot 
ghaj nItlh, Hu'tegh.  nav veb vIlaDchoH.  wot ghaj je yaDDu' 'e' vItu'DI' 
jIlaDbe'choH.  muloSbe'qu' mu'tay'vetlh'e' vIqawmeH poH jay'.  DaHjaj 
juHwIj vISay'choHmoHtaHvIS mu'tay' chu' 
vIqelchoH.  va.  vIqawnISchoH.  chaq qIDmey lo' Okrand.  yaDDu''vaD, 
ghaytan targh/yaD bom qel.  'ach nItlhDu' nuq qel.  chaq leSpol Dov'agh joq 
qel.  ngerwIj vI'tobmeH HolQeD vIpoSqa'moH.  vaj mumerbe'chu' 
mar/Hom/roS/nan/Qay' ("cry wee" vIbom jIH).  'nItlhDu'vaD qID vIghovbe', 'a 
SIbI' <Sen/rIl SIq qay qew qan> vIqawlaHmo', ghaytan nutoj 
Okrand.  ngeDchu'mo'.

Makes you realize how stupid English finger names are, and how awkward our 
toe names are.  Try explaining to a Klingon that the English for nanwI' is 
"the toe next to my little toe".





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