tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 20 07:38:46 2006
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Re: Qo'noS bIQDep
Shane MiQogh:
> >Qo'noS bIQDep 'oH'a'?
>
>I translated his message as "Is Qo'noS a water being?"
{bIQDep} is listed in KGT as "fish", but later in HolQeD 10.4 Okrand
revealed the noun {ghotI'} "fish" ("the most general word for fish", of
which there are several varieties). As {Dep} is a "(nonhumanoid) being",
this implies that {bIQDep} may be closer to "sea creature" (a general term
including fish, crustaceans, octopus/squids, and various other alien
beasties living in the oceans of Kronos). Indeed, {norgh} is glossed in
KGT as "type of animal, a sharklike *sea creature*".
FYI: the *norg* is a dangerous Klingon predator mentioned in the novel
"Sarek". It appears in the common Klingon animal simile {naS; norgh rur}
"vicious as a *norg*" (KGT 132).
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons