[89221] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: Difference between "nuv" and "ghot"?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Aug 29 14:36:24 2011
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:28:51 -0500
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André Müller:
> Is there a difference between the two words "nuv" and "ghot"? Maybe
> deductable from the canon phrases we have for them?
> [...] Can someone enlighten me?
We've been trying to figure that out for years. Here are all the examples I have in my notes. (If you perceive a distinction. let me know.):
{ghot} in canon:
ghotpu' tamey
Personnel Files (STC)
reH tay' ghot tuqDaj je
One is always of his tribe
("A person and his house are always together"). (TKW)
ghotvam Ho'lu'. 'ej muSlu'
A man to admire. and hate. (ST5 notes)
wey jolpat: wa' (jav ghotpu')
Personnel Transporter - 1 (6 Man) (KBoP)
{nuv} in canon:
butlh ghajbogh nuv'e' yIHo'
Admire the person with dirt under his fingernails. (TKW)
ngIq nuv luHoH
"they killed the warriors [sic] one by one" ('U'-OPERA)
> I never really know what to use when I just want to talk about people in
> general (and not Humanpu', qabDu' law', nganpu' or anything...).
Although Okrand seems to prefer {ghot}, he did opt for {nuv} in the recent libretto for the opera {'u'}. I generally follow Okrand's preference and use {ghot} everywhere.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
