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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Affix of the Day: ju-
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID)
Mon Nov 16 09:15:44 2015
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:15:26 +0100
From: "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
To: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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On 16 November 2015 at 15:00, Michael Roney, Jr. <nahqun@gmail.com> wrote:
> Klingon Affix of the Day for Saturday, November 14, 2015
>
> Klingon affix: ju-
> Part of speech: Verb Prefix
> Definition: you--us
> Source: TKD
The Klingon way for subordinates to ask a superior officer for orders
is {chay' jura'?}, literally, "How do you (singular) command us?"
I like it because it's a perfect illustration of how noun-centric
English is and how verb-centric Klingon is in comparison:
English - "What are your _orders_?" [centred on the noun "orders"]
Klingon - "How do you _command_ us?" [centred on the verb "command"]
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De'vID
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