[1786] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Daily Musings
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Oct 20 10:04:32 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
From: Will Martin <whm2m@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 93 09:39:55 EDT
On Oct 19, 10:58pm, The Songbringer -- Marnen to the common fol k wrote:
> Subject: Re: Daily Musings
>
> jatlh Qumpin 'avrin:
> [...]
> : "ghojmoHwI' Dun 'oH 'oy''e'" jatlh tlhInganpu'.
> nuqjatlh? This looks like it means "A pain is the wonderful teacher." I
> think
> you mean >'oy' ghaH ghojmoHwi' Dun'e'< (and notice the use of >ghaH< rather
> than >'oH<!).
I don't think 'e' works on a verb, even if it is used adjectivally. It
is a noun suffix. While I'm not sure I value the sentence enough to polish it
even further, I would have at least placed that suffix on ghojmoHwI', given
that it is at least a noun.
-- charghwI'
> : -QumpIn 'avrIn
> : erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu
> :
> :
>
> Qapla' Qichqemwi'vo'.
> -- End of excerpt from laibow@brick.purchase.edu (The Songbringer -- Marnen
to the common fol k)
