tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 26 08:11:19 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: lI' (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Wednesday, October 26, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: lI'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: transmit data (to a place)
Used in canon:
vIlI'lI'
I am transmitting (the data). TKD
[This word implies that data are in the process of being transmitted,
but that there is a finite amount of data, so there will be a definite
end to the transmission. The fact that the verb {lI'} and the suffix
{-lI'} are identical in sound is purely coincidental, so far as can
be determined. (TKD p.42)]
yIlI'
transmit it! TKD
[{yIlI'} "transmit it!" can sound more like {yIlI'ghI}. This extra-
heavy echo is heard most often when the speaker is particularly excited
or angry. (TKD 16)]
De' yIlI'. DaH!
Transmit data. Now! ST3
>Additional Notes:
>See also {lab}.
{lab} "transmit data (away from a place)" is sometimes used on the List for
"send/upload/post e-mail". {lI'} has also been used for
"receive/download/retrieve e-mail". {Qum} "communicate" was once used by
Okrand to describe posting to a bulletin board or mailing list.
Cf. also {naw'} "access", {ngeH} "send", {tlhuD} "emit (energy,
radiation)", {rI'} "hail".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons