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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Safety Motto
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri May 1 09:55:01 2015
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 13:54:36 +0000
In-Reply-To: <1430440956787.23444@kth.se>
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naHQun:
> I've recently been appointed to the Safety Committee at work.
> All of the members are supposed to come up with a personal safety motto or
> saying that will end up on the back of our safety vests.
>
> I'm assuming there are no famous quotes about safety, but I'm open to
> suggestions.[]
Perhaps for cultural reasons there's no known verb "be safe", only the slang term {QaD} "be safe/protected" (cf. KGT 161) used in the *paq'batlh*:
chalqachDaq bIQaDbe' je
Even in a tower you are not safe. PB
It may not be an actual proverb - I don't know the context (see PB p.158) - but I rather like the sound of this pithy line which, I believe, means: Never let your guard down for a moment. And speaking of guards...
'avwI' nejDI' narghta'bogh qama' reH 'avwI' Sambej
When an escaped prisoner looks for a guard, he always finds one. TKW
Likewise there's no noun for "safety"; the closest I can find is {Hung} "security". Other useful verbs with examples of usage to inspire you include:
Qob be dangerous (v)
DopDaq qul yIchenmoH QobDI' ghu'
Set fire on the side when there is danger. PK
naDev jIQal vIneH; Qobbe''a' bIQ
Is it safe to swim here? (TNK)
Qan protect (v)
Qang QanmeH yan 'ISletlh Damuv 'e' wIvlu'.
You are chosen to serve on the Yan-Isleth and protect
the chancellor. MKE
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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