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Re: the "toe verbs"

Steven Boozer ([email protected])

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: the "toe verbs"
• Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:50:07 -0500
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At 08:21 AM Friday 3/16/2007, Doq wrote:
>It just hit me.
>
>The whole reason that Okrand gave us verbs for the use of each toe such 
>that the toes themselves get {-wI'} added was so that {Qay'wI'} would mate 
>"Cry Weee..."  I had gotten the "Cry" part, as peer to the puns for 
>MARket, HOMe, ROaSt beef, and NAN (none).
>
>(Groan).

majQa'!

Have you figured out the pun behind the "finger verbs" yet?  i.e. 
{Sen}/{rIl} use the thumb, {SIq} use the index finger, {qay} use the second 
finger, {qew} use the ring finger, {qan} use the pinkie.  (Hint:  think 
geography.)




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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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