tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 17 14:52:13 2001
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Re: KLBC qun
Qor'etlh ghoj'wI' wrote:
: How would I best say:
: "Warriors live in the present, civilization (Empire, or
: Citizens(?)) goes on into the future."
If BG DloraH doesn't mind the preemptive strike, here's some vocabulary to
consider...
{tayqeq} "civilization". Cf. {nugh} "society (group of people with a shared
culture)" and the slang word {tlham} "order, structure (societal)".
Cf. also {Hach} "be developed (e.g. a civilization)", {'Itlh} "be advanced,
highly developed", {tay} "be civilized", {taymoH} "civilize".
: This is something that should be paired before the already known
: phrase:
: qun luqon yaywI’
: “It is the victors who write the history.”
You've misquoted this at least once before. The phrase actually is:
qun qon charghwI'pu''e'
History is written by the victors. TKW
Another victorious proverb is:
reH lugh charghwI'
The victor is always right. TKW
"Victor, conqueror" is {charghwI'}. *{yaywI'} is not allowed, as our BG will
no doubt explain, along with the remainder of your post.
The best way to learn vocabulary and other grammar - especially prefixes and
suffixes - is to memorize phrases and proverbs; but it only works if you
remember them correctly.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons