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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] potlh De'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Thu Aug 17 11:40:33 2017
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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:40:42 +0200
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Am 17.08.2017 um 17:26 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
> kbop title:
>> tlhIngan toQDuj Duj De' potlh
>> klingon bird of prey general specifications
>
> Isn't here the {Duj} after the {toQDuj} redundant/weird/unnecessary ?
> {toQDuj} by itself means "bird of prey vessel"; so why place a {Duj}
> after it ?
That could be amistake, but you can also read it like this, treating the
Duj De' as on phrase:
tlhIngan toQDuj [Duj De' potlh]
{Duj De' potlh} = "ships specifications"
of the
{toQDuj} = "bird of prey class ship"
> S13 title:
>> tlhIngan qorDu' potlh
>> Klingon Family Values
>
> I can't understand how the english translation results from this klingon
> sentence.
It's because the Klingon tranlsation resulted from the English phrase ;-)
> All I get is "something consequential/important of klingon family".
That's correct. Aren't "values" something important?
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Lieven L. Litaer
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