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Re: Klingon WOTD: bIH (pro)

Steven Boozer ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, September 2, 2004.
>
>Klingon word:   bIH
>Part of Speech: pronoun
>Definition:     they, them

As used in canon:

   nuqDaq bIH?
   [Where are they? (sic)] ST6

   naDev bIHtaH
   Here they are. PK

   pay' HIvDI' lo'wI' pagh mupDI' QIHchu' bIH
   [They] provide a damaging surprise attack or give a devastating backhand 
stroke. SP2

   Paramount Pictures malja' permey bIH Star Trek pong'e' Deghmey'e' je
   "Star Trek" and related marks are trademarks of Paramount Pictures. 
(Skybox Copyright)

   bIH lo' SkyBox International, Inc. 'e' chaw'
   SkyBox International, Inc. authorized user. (Skybox Copyright)

>Additional Notes:
>Not capable of language.

   The pronoun {chaH} "they" is used when it refers to a group of beings
   capable of using language; otherwise, {bIH} "they" is used.  (TKD 51)

   Inherently plural nouns are considered singular as far as how they
   fit into the overall grammatical structure. Thus, the singular pronoun
   {'oH} (it) is used for both {jengva'} (plate) and {ngop} (plates) in
   sentences such as {nuqDaq 'oH jengva''e'?} ("Where is the plate?") and
   {nuqDaq 'oH ngop'e'?} ("Where are the plates?"). Children, however,
   tend to use the plural pronoun {bIH} (they) with {ngop} (as well as
   with {jengva'mey} and the redundantly suffixed {ngopmey} ["plateses"]):
   {nuqDaq bIH ngop'e'?} ("Where are the plates?").          (KGT 33-34)



-- 
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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