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Re: Qapla': Noun or Exclamation?
- From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Qapla': Noun or Exclamation?
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 22:59:41 -0500
ja' Tyler Fisher <[email protected]>:
>In the dictionary, Qapla' is listed as a noun. Yet in
>every instance I've seen the word used (canon or
>otherwise), it's always been treated more like an
>exclamation.
Here's a counterexample. In the anthem {taHjaj wo'}, one finds:
...Qapla' wIchav 'ej batlh wISuq...
>Don't you think that maybe Mark Okrand
>should make some comment on this?
He has. TKW page 83:
Under most circumstances, a Klingon would never literally say
"farewell" or "good-bye" upon taking his leave; he would simply
walk away. If, however, he wanted to show honor or respect, he
may offer a salute, often verbalized as {Qapla'} (success).
-- ghunchu'wI'