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Thu Nov 11 17:16:15 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.East.Sun.COM>
From: "trI'Qal" <DOBELBOWER%OPUS@cutter.mco.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.East.Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 17:04:38 -0400 (EDT)
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HIyay'! <<tlhIngan 'o' Humghach>> wa'DIch vIghItlhta'DI' mISvam jIpIHbe'qu'!
tIvqu' Hoch neH vIneHpu'! 'ach yajchugh pagh, tlhaQbe' HaghmoHwI'.
HaghmoHwI'meywIj mach yajchu'be'pu' nuv law' 'e' tu'lu'law'. jabbI'IDvamDaq
vIlugh'eghmoHlI' 'ej vIghItlhtaHvIS tlhIHvaD QubghachmeywIj vInoblI'. je,
tera'ngan HolDaq Hoch vIghItlhlI', vaj yajlaH Hoch.
wa'maH: nuvpu''e' DughuHmoHbogh SoSlI' maHtaH
Hut : Qaw' pagh Qaw'be'
chorgh: Dochvam DalaDlaHchugh pu' chuqDaq bISaHlI'
Soch : Heghpu'bogh romuluSngan 'oH romuluSngan QaQ'e' neH
jav : vagh DIS Qu'maj: qIb qum
vagh : <<pu'meywIj tISop!>> ja'ta' "raven"
loS : Heghpu'wI' quv law' DIvI' quv puS
wej : rugh yISop 'ej peHegh
cha' : tlhIHvo' cheteqlaHbe'qu'
wa' : tera' wIQaw'ta' 'ej 'o' HumwI'vam rIgh neH wIHevpu'
QubghachwIj:
10. <<SoSlI'maHtaH>> vIghItlhbejpu'DI' <<SoSlI' maHtaH>> vIHech. "typo"na'
'oHpu' "space" Dach'e'.
jIhvaD pIm <<maHtaH>> <maH>> je. jIHvaD <<maHtaH>> raD law' <<maH>> raD puS.
bInejchugh mu'tlhegh latlhDaq <<-taH>> vIlo'be' 'e' Dalegh. jIQaghbe'qu'. 'ej
<<nuvpu''e' DughuHmoHbogh SoSlI' maHtaH>> DaH 'e' teHtaH je. {{;) ja'ta'DI'
mu'mey mamevbe'qu'pu'. {{:)
9. HISlaH, marnen. <<'>> vIlIjpu'. qatlho'qu'! mu'wIj Daq lughmoHpu'bogh
nuv'e' (nuvmey'e'?) vItlho' je.
6. qatlho'qa'.
5. tlhIngan HolDaq Hoch vIghItlh vIneHta', 'ach neH SamISmoHpu'. 'ej
<<jatlh>> vIHechta'chugh, <<jatlh>> vIjatlhta'. {{:) qaSpu'bogh vay' ja'
<<ja'>>, 'ach jatlhghach 'oH <<jatlh>>'e'. choyaj'a'?
4. <<Heghpu'bogh>> vIHech. qatlho'qa'qu'!
2. DIvI'vaD vInoD. "song" lughItlh: "Star Trekking." "song"qoqvamDaq <<nIH
'etmajDaq SaHqu' tlhInganpu'! tIteq, "Jim!">> lujatlh. vIghItlhpu'bogh Dochvam
vInoDlI'. chaq <<"scrape">>Daq <<teq>> vIchoHchugh Dayaj'a'? tera'ngan
HaghmoHwI' 'oH 'e' vIQub. je <<tlhIHvo'>> vIqawnISpu'. {{:(
1. jIquvmoHHa''egh. (What is the suffix order in such a construct? If we
assume that -moH is part of the verb, it would be as I showed here, but my
instincts say that this is incorrect, and the 'egh should go before the -moH.
pabpo'mey??? Qanqor???? Anyone??? :/) HISlaH, <<HumwI'>> 'oHnISba'.
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English translation:
Confound it! When I wrote the original "Klingon Bumper Stickers," I did NOT
expect this confusion! I only wanted for everyone to *enjoy* them! But if no
one understands it, the joke isn't funny. It seems that many people didn't get
my little jokes. I am correcting myself in this positing, and giving you my
thoughts while I write. Also, I am translating all of it to Federation
Standard so that all can understand.
10: We are the people whom your mother warned you about.
9: To destroy or not to destroy...
8: If you can read this, you are in phaser range.
7: The only good rommie is a DEAD rommie!
6: Our five year mission: To rule the galaxy.
5: Quoth the raven: "Eat my phasers."
4: Better dead than Fed! (Literally: The dead have more honour than the
Federation!)
3: Eat antimatter and die.
2: Can't scrape us off!
1: We blew up Earth, and we got was this lousy bumper sticker.
my thoughts:
10: I meant "SoSlI' maHtaH" when I wrote "SoSlI'maHtaH." The missing space
was a typo. "maH" to me is different from "maHtaH." "maHtaH" is more forecful
to me. If you look, you will see that I didn't use -taH in the other
sentences. I didn't err. And also, we are still continueing to be the people
your mother warned you about now. We didn't stop when the words were spoken.
{{:)
9. Yes, marnen. I forgot the apostrophe/glottal stop. Thank you! I also
thank the person(s?) who corrected my word order.
6. I thank you again.
5. I wanted to write all of it in Klingon, but I only confused you. And if I
meant "jalth", I would have said "jatlh." :) "ja'" tells something which has
occured, but "jatlh" is just speaking. Do you understand?
4. I meant "Heghpu'bogh." Thank you *again*!
2. I am responding to the Federation. They wrote a song: "Star Trekking."
In this so-called song, they say "There's Klingons on the starboard bow!
Scrape them off, Jim!" I am retaliating with this. Perhaps if I change "teq"
to "scrape" you will understand? I think it is an Earther joke. Also, I
needed to remember the "tlhIHvo'. :(
1. I dishonoured myself. Yes, it obviously should be "HumwI'."
--HoD trI'Qal, tlhvD "lIy So'"
