tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 25 17:11:31 2002
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Re: lurgh mu'mey
laytel SIvten wrote:
> > botlh-wo' [jung qwo] wa'maH cha' *yav Sor-DeS* jatlh'a'
> > vay'? lurghmey 'oSmeH lo' botlh-wo'ngan. Daj mu'meyvam. vuDwIj neH.
> >
> > chan = Sor-DeS loSDIch = mao3 = the Hare
> > tIng = Sor-DeS chorghDIch = wei4 = the Ram
> > 'ev = Sor-DeS wa'maH cha'DIch = hai4 = the Boar
DloraH, BG:
>I'm sure you simply rounded these off to the nearest "branch", but for those
>that are not familiar with the klingon, the three sections of
>chan-'ev-tIng are
>not equal in size. The 'ev-tIng section is slightly smaller than the other
>two. I'm sure Voragh will have the specs posted soon.
Okrand discussed these on startrek.klingon (11.22/1999) in a post I don't
have with me at the moment. But, in brief, Klingons have three cardinal
directions:
{'ev} "area northwestward, area towards the northwest" (n.)
{chan} "area eastward, area towards the east" (n.)
{tIng} "area southwestward, area towards the southwest" (n.)
He gave an example of how they would be used in a sentence:
veng chanDaq jIwam.
I hunt east of the city.
>Picture the klingon trefoil, with the top pointing east to the rising sun,
>acting as a compass rose. Maybe that's why we sometimes see a red/fire
>circle
>in the background. I wonder how this fits into klingon culture/mythology.
Here's a simple ASCII diagram (which I hope survives transmission):
'ev
\
\
---- chan
/
/
tIng
Note that {'ev} and {tIng} should be a bit closer together. {'ev} is close
to WNW and {tIng} to WSW on our compass.
If you have a copy of "Klingon for the Galactic Traveller", look at the
imperial trefoil {tlhingan wo' Degh} on the cover and rotate it 90 degrees
so that the top points to the right.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons