tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 06 01:25:01 2003
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Re: grief and scorn
- From: Hakuohalakahiki Dei nucis naHQun El dios de piña <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: grief and scorn
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 01:16:00 -0500
jatlh Andrew Strader:
>As you know, a literal translation is not warranted because we don't
know
>if the metaphor of weight is interpreted the same way by Klingons. So,
try
>for a metaphor that is either Klingonesque or more universal. In this
case I
>suggest the latter, since we have little knowledge of the Klingon
>subconscious equivalent for "weight".
Yes, as I know
>That said, there are a lot of words that you should become aware of:
>Grief: 'It, Sot, 'oy'
>Scorn: pum, pIch, qun
Thank you; I'll look over those
>Then you would try to capture the essence of the idea in a way made
succinct
>by Klingon grammar:
>'oy' 'ugh, pIch je qengnIS
>Or something like that. (This has the same number of syllables at
least.)
>Just some suggestions. Have fun
Alright; I'll shift through all of this, and my notes
and post my finished version when I'm done.
Shouldn't take me much longer
~naHQun
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