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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qIHpu'ghach wa'DIch: 'ay' cha'

De'vID jonpIn ([email protected]) 

<p><br>
QeS &#39;utlh:<br>
&gt; Borg ngogh&#39;a&#39; [2], <br>
&gt; [2] Opinions on {ngogh&#39;a&#39;}?</p>
<p>Do you mean on {Borg ngogh&#39;a&#39;} for &quot;Borg cube&quot;, or just {ngogh&#39;a&#39;} for &quot;cube&quot;?</p>
<p>I don&#39;t think &quot;cube&quot; when I read {ngogh&#39;a&#39;}, just a big block (i.e, something with six faces, two perpendicular to each 3-D axis, but not necessarily equal in size).  That may be sufficient to express the idea.  I don&#39;t know my Borg all that well, is it important that it&#39;s a cube because the cubes serve a special function?  Are they the command ships?  Are they larger than the others?  If the shape isn&#39;t the important point but the role is, maybe it&#39;s a {Borg Duj&#39;a&#39;}?  But if the shape matters, then try something with {meyrI&#39;}, like {Borg meyrI ngogh&#39;a&#39;}?  </p>

<p>Without knowing the Klingon word for &quot;cube&quot; (or how Klingons name 3-D shapes in general), anything that gets across the salient characteristic of a Borg cube, whatever that is, will do. </p>
<p>--<br>
De&#39;vID</p>

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