[88962] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: Context
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri Jul 22 09:19:27 2011
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:09:25 -0500
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lojmit tI'wI'nuv:
> Given how often Okrand has explained that aspects of the language requires
> context to comprehend detail, it is ironic that he has not given us a word for
> "context".
Nor words for "surroundings", "environment" or "topic" for that matter. The closest equivalent I can think of is {ghu'} "situation" or {wanI'} "phenomenon, event, occurrence". There's a line by Azetbur in the ST6 novel:
ghu'maj Dayajbe'law', Sa'
"You don't seem to grasp our situation, General."
which could be modified:
ghu' Dayajchu'be'
You clearly don't understand the context.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
