tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 28 14:32:50 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qIHpu'ghach wa'DIch: 'ay' cha'
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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">The scene features both a Borg Cube and a significantly smaller Borg Sphere, and the Cube is by far the most fearsome of the two. Spheres appear to be scout ships, whereas a single
Cube can be used to conquer even a technologically advanced world.<br>
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I'd argue that Borg ngogh would be sufficient, however; Borg ngogh'a' would suggest that it was remarkable even by Borg Cube standards (perhaps a Borg Tactical Cube?
<a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Borg_tactical_cube"; target="_blank">http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Borg_tactical_cube</a> ), which it really isn't.<br>
Remember MO's comments on Qun'a': <a href="http://klingonska.org/canon/search/?file=1999-07-19a-email.txt&get=source"; target="_blank">
http://klingonska.org/canon/search/?file=1999-07-19a-email.txt&get=source</a><br>
the -'a' suggests it's one that stands out among many.<br>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" id="divRpF492621"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> De'vID jonpIn [[email protected]]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 28, 2012 23:06<br>
<b>To:</b> [email protected]<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qIHpu'ghach wa'DIch: 'ay' cha'<br>
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QeS 'utlh:<br>
> Borg ngogh'a' [2], <br>
> [2] Opinions on {ngogh'a'}?</p>
<p>Do you mean on {Borg ngogh'a'} for "Borg cube", or just {ngogh'a'} for "cube"?</p>
<p>I don't think "cube" when I read {ngogh'a'}, 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't know my Borg all that well, is it
important that it'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't the important point but the role is, maybe it's a {Borg Duj'a'}? But if the shape matters, then try something
with {meyrI'}, like {Borg meyrI ngogh'a'}? </p>
<p>Without knowing the Klingon word for "cube" (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.
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<p>--<br>
De'vID</p>
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