tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 09 11:44:47 2002
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Re: cha'DIch KLBC rI'
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>Yes. I'm sorry I said anything at all, the controversy this has started.
>My understanding was, that although nuqneH means wdyw? it is the
>closest thing Klingon has to a greeting.
>What would you use in lieu of hello? rI' (hail) was my idea: even
>though it is hail as in frequency, I thought it might be a good
>compromise.
>I think Klingon really needs something along these lines.
since klingons act in a very direct way, it would be strange to greet
someone saying "i greet you". this would be like beating someone
saying "i beat you", wouldn't it?
stephan,
sts.