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Re: Klingon WOTD: 'arlogh (adv)

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: 'arlogh (adv)
• Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:04:31 -0500
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

At 05:00 AM Wednesday 4/23/03, you wrote:
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, April 23, 2003.
>
>Klingon word:   'arlogh
>Part of Speech: adverb
>Definition:     how many times
>
>Additional Notes:
> >From Okrand, on startrek.klingon, 2/3/99.
>
>{'arlogh} "how many times?" is a word that functions adverbially, made up 
>of the question word {'ar} "how much? how many?" and the special number 
>suffix {-logh} "times" [as in "six times"].

Okrand's examples from the same st.klingon post:

'arlogh Qoylu'pu'?
How many times has (someone) heard (it)?
How many times has it been heard?

'arlogh wab Qoylu'pu'?
How many times has someone heard the sound?
How many times has the sound been heard?

qen 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'?
Recently, how many times has someone heard it?
(i.e. What time is it?)



-- 
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons 

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