[89412] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'maH wa'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh)
Sat Sep 3 08:18:57 2011
From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 22:11:39 +1000
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tlhob lay'tel SIvten, jatlh:
> How does one ask the kind of question that isn't yes/no, but also has no
> interrogative. It's more questioning whether the statement was heard/read
> correctly. It also indicates surprise. E.g.,
> Did you tell him? vs.
> You told him?!
I don't know that I'd even bother in Klingon. The response would probably
be so dependent on the context that you could respond a pile of different
ways without bothering about if your response is formally interrogative.
In the situation you give, I'd probably say just {nuqjatlh?!}.
QeS 'utlh
