tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri May 04 18:22:18 2001
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Re: tuQaHlaH'a' ?
On Fri, 4 May 2001, David Trimboli wrote:
> From: "...Paul" <[email protected]>
> > I'm thinking more like "Yesterday spoke to me about killing the targ.":
> >
> > wa'Hu' targh vIHoH 'e' DaDel bIjatlhvIS
>
>
> -taH! -taH! -taH!!!
Yeah, yeah, yeah... :)
> /mu'HaqwI'/ lists /ja'chuq/ as a verb because that's how it's listed in THE
> KLINGON DICTIONARY. There are a number of these words that seem to be verbs
> or nouns with suffixes attached (e.g. /ghojmoH/, /HeghmoH/, /QongDaq/).
> This had sparked a lot of controversy on the list, and we were thrilled when
> Okrand addressed this on the now-defunct MSN Okrand forum:
>
> "For the most part, entries in The Klingon Dictionary (and also in the
> addendum in Klingon For the Galactic Traveler) that consist of verb + suffix
> are indeed just that, verb + suffix. . . . The ones that are listed are
> there as much as a matter of convenience for the user as anything else. For
> example, there is an entry for 'commit suicide' just in case anyone wants to
> look that word up; but the Klingon equivalent is simply HoH'egh, literally
> 'kill oneself.' . . .
Ooo... Very interesting, and good to know. :)
...Paul
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