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Re: Speculations on Klingon Dialogue in new ST series



ja' Qov:
>naDev ngachlu' 'e' vIpIH.  'ach jatlhbe' HochHom.

much vIlegh.  tlhIngan HolHey vIQoytaHvIS jIja'jegh <wejpuH>.  mu'mey
vIghovbej, 'ej mu'tlheghmey 'ay' vIghovlaw', 'ach rapbe' qechmey
vIpIghbogh, tlhIngan mu'mey vIQoybogh ('ej vIleghbogh) je.  maQummeH De'
nobbe'ba' much.  vaj lo'laHbe' Holqoqvetlh 'e' vIwuq 'ej vIbuSHa'.

>toH, Dap neH jatlhchugh tlhIngan, Dal.  DuH 'ach Dal.  ghu' Daj vIqel
>vIneHmo', Qum neH tlhIngan 'e' vIqel.  mu'meyDaj qIpmoH ropDaj, qonwI'
>tlhIb joq, 'a chaq DIyajlaH.

maj.  loQ mu'mey jatlhpu'bogh ropwI' DaDajmoH.

>maDo' -- QoylaHbe'wI'pu'vaD mu'mey ghItlhlu'.  Marc Paige jabbI'ID
>vI'olbe'pu', 'ach vIlo'.
>/tlhIngan-Hol/2001/October/msg00012.html

yap.  "spelling" tI'be'pu' 'e' vImaS jIH, 'ach yap.

>"Tell him we're taking him home" jatlh Archer.  mugh 'e' nID mughwI' tlhIb.
>/tlhIngan Hoch juH/ jatlh.   chay' mu'tlheghvetlh lIng?

chaq <ghoS> jatlhHa'.

>.../tujpa' qul/ is from TKW...

Hu'tegh, bIlughqu'.  DaH HuvchoH ghu'.  paqvetlhDaq Hoch'e' jatlhlu'bogh
tu'lu'law' jay'!

>I don't think the word nentay is in TKW...

jIQochnIS.  mu'vam ngaS 'e' vIHar, 'ach vIttlheghDaq tu'lu'be'.  Isn't it
in the commentary accompanying the phrases on page 203?  (I never expected
to invoke this excuse, but my copy is in a box waiting to be unpacked after
our recent move.)

>The theme, and the actual task of creating communication out of a very
>small vocabulary and grammar really intrigues me, that's what brought me to
>tlhIngan Hol.  I hope they develop it in interesting ways, rather than
>having the linguist hesitantly spout the appropriate alien noises every
>episode.

ngaDchoHmeH <'entepray'>, qaStaHvIS wa'maH Hogh vIloSqang jIvaqpa'.
I'll give the show a few months to find its balance before I complain too
loudly.

toH, tlhIngan mu'mey Qav QIjbogh nger Daghaj'a'? :)

-- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh


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