tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 15 12:39:46 2003
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Re: word definition request: nub'a' nubwI'
On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 12:26:07PM -0600, Steven Boozer wrote:
> ghel Quvar 'utlh:
> >But did he slip the line? {nubwI'} sounds like "someone who is suspect"
>
> This is an old puzzle. Many of us believe that this is indeed a look-up
> error. But since Okrand hasn't admitted it, we have to accept the word as
> is and postulate an unknown (possibly obsolete) verb *{nub} which is a
> homonym of "modern" {nub} "be suspect". Or perhaps we'll eventually learn
> that {nubwI'} is an unidentified slang or {no' Hol} word.
>
> >"predecessor" should be {nungwI'} is it not?
>
> One would think so. But lacking additional information, {nungwI'} "person
> who precedes" could just as easily refer to the person ahead of you in
> line. <g>
Actually as i first saw "nubwI'" as predecessor I thought it might
tell us something about how Klingons think about the guy who was in their
position before themselfes...