[102270] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] KLBC: plural in nationalities
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Thu Nov 12 14:47:45 2015
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:47:28 -0500
In-Reply-To: <CAG_hjBSuV4ggox_6+UpbUbRpjyS1_yfdWysuGhwfVCyBTdUOgA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/12/2015 2:35 PM, Elizabeth Lawrence wrote:
> I think that qunnoQ was asking about insulting people by calling them
> "Ferengi dogs." In that case, if he is using the construction
> <<verengan Ha'DIbaH>>, Ha'DIbaH is the descriptor.
>
> This is somewhat idiomatic, so I am not certain that it makes sense as a
> Klingon insult. Not all cultures consider animals inferior/insulting in
> this way.
{verengan Ha'DIbaH} is called a classic insult in KCD.
Kruge curses at his vaporized gunner by calling him a {Ha'DIbaH} in Star
Trek III.
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