[342] in tlhIngan-Hol
re: negatives
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue May 19 20:50:53 1992
Errors-To: tlhIngan-Hol-request@village.boston.ma.us
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: needle@Athena.MIT.EDU
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Tue, 19 May 92 19:18:09 EDT
ken beesley writes:
> In Klingon, I was much amused to find
> par = dislike
> parHa' = like (opposite of dislike)
> the implication being that "dislike" was the neutral or unmarked notion. Has
> anyone else noticed any similar examples?
i noticed this too. other similar words are
tung discourage (v)
tungHa' encourage (v)
yuD be dishonest (v)
yuDHa' be honest (v)
while i was mildly surprised that
voq trust, have faith in (v)
voqHa' distrust (v)
do not fit the reverse-english pattern.
dave.
