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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Expressing Anno Domini

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Sat Sep 23 04:06:55 2017

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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:51:03 -0400
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On 9/22/2017 12:44 PM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> Can someone tell me how to say in klingon "Anno Domini" ?
>
> I know we can say {qeylIS bov nubwI'} for "before the era of qeylIS". 
> So initially I thought of saying {christ bov cho'wI'}.
>
> But then I realized that the verb {cho'} means "to succeed to 
> authority", and not "to succeed (in general)".
>
> So, I came up with {christ bov bov veb} for "the next era of the era 
> of christ".
>
> I think this is correct, but again I'm not certain..
>
> Would you understand it if you saw it, without knowing the intended 
> meaning ? Can you think of something better ? And if you can, can you 
> tell me too ?

Just say *Christ bov.*

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/22/2017 12:44 PM, mayqel qunenoS
      wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAP7F2cJH4eM7eHkDVoicezs44S600_YRXZFCGvXgZuUhEs6xeg@mail.gmail.com">Can
      someone tell me how to say in klingon "Anno Domini" ?
      <div dir="auto"><br>
      </div>
      <div dir="auto">I know we can say {qeylIS bov nubwI'} for "before
        the era of qeylIS". So initially I thought of saying {christ bov
        cho'wI'}.</div>
      <div dir="auto"><br>
      </div>
      <div dir="auto">But then I realized that the verb {cho'} means "to
        succeed to authority", and not "to succeed (in general)".</div>
      <div dir="auto"><br>
      </div>
      <div dir="auto">So, I came up with {christ bov bov veb} for "the
        next era of the era of christ".</div>
      <div dir="auto"><br>
      </div>
      <div dir="auto">I think this is correct, but again I'm not
        certain..</div>
      <div dir="auto"><br>
      </div>
      <div dir="auto">Would you understand it if you saw it, without
        knowing the intended meaning ? Can you think of something better
        ? And if you can, can you tell me too ?</div>
    </blockquote>
    <p>Just say <b>Christ bov.</b><br>
    </p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
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