[1491] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Where am I?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Fri Sep 3 01:04:09 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: Peter Garza <pmgarza@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 22:46:07 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <9309011848.AA17301@codex.com> from "Captain Krankor" at Sep 1, 93
02:38:15 pm
Krankorvo' (Qangqo'vo' ?)
>
> Indeed, I would claim that both Randall and charghwI' have valid parses
> of naDev vISovbe'. It could either be "I don't know here" (i.e. I don't
> know this place) or "I don't know it here." In fact, it could just as
> easily be "I don't know him/her/them here." As is so often the case in
> tlhIngan Hol, only context can help disambiguate. More and more I keep
Okay, my two credits, for what it's worth. In order to disambiguate (is
that a word ;?), if there is no context to deal with, how about using
{-'e'} on {naDev}. Since {naDev} is a noun, saying naDev'e' vISovbe'
should make it clear that "this place" is what is unknown. Or say naDev
ghaH/chaH/bIH vISovbe'. I don't think {-'e'} should be needed on ghaH/etc.
since by the noun-noun construction this would mean "this place's person/
people/things", and the person/people/things is obviously the object noun.
>
> --Krankor
>
>
Peter Garza
P.S. Since {naDev} is a noun, would {naDevmey} be used, say, pointing out
places on a map, or should one add {-vam}. Personally, I think {-vam}
would make it redundant (these hereabouts, these places here), but I'm not
sure.
P.P.S. Oh yeah. I saw both the ET and CNN report on the Klingon Language
Camp and was quite jealous. Anyway, was anyone on here on of the people
interviewed? I remember one guy wearing a suit with a beard and no mustache
and one man dressed like a Klingon, complete with headplate. Just wanting
to put names to faces. And wanting to hear James Earl Jones say
"CNN 'oHtaH Dochvam'e'" :)
