tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 09 05:45:26 2003
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Re: Qapla': Noun or Exclamation?
- From: "QeS lagh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Qapla': Noun or Exclamation?
- Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 20:38:45 +1000
ghItlh ghunchu'wI':
>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).
After KGT came out, I gave some thought to the possibility of {Qapla'} as a
verb: {Qap} + {la'}, that horrible class 5 suffix SuStel and I dislike so
much.
The result was ??{Qapla'} "one is able to succeed"
Might this have some etymological value?
Qapla'!
QeS lagh
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