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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: nItlh naQ
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gaerfindel)
Sat Jan 14 14:14:55 2012
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:14:33 -0500
From: Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
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On 1/11/2012 10:56 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>> Klingon word: nItlh naQ
>> Part of speech: noun
>> Definition: pigment stick (slang)
> Never used in a sentence.
>
> Language notes:
>
> KGT 80f.: ...the practice of applying pigment with fingers, and the habit of referring to the ends of pigment sticks as {nItlhpachDu'}, a pigment stick is also often called a {nItlh naQ} (literally, "finger stick}), though this term is used almost exclusively by the artisans themselves. The word {DIj} means "use a {rItlh naQ}, paint with a {rItlh naQ}" [...] The verb {ngoH}, meaning "smear" in other contexts, is used for "paint using fingers.
A good question for Maltz: Does {DIj} take a direct object? And is
that d.i. the object "painted?" For example, can I say:
{/Book of Kells/ luDIj monkpu'}
Or must I say: {/Book of Kells/ luchenmoHmeH monkpu' DIj.}
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On 1/11/2012 10:56 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Klingon word: nItlh naQ
Part of speech: noun
Definition: pigment stick (slang)
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Never used in a sentence.
Language notes:
KGT 80f.: ...the practice of applying pigment with fingers, and the habit of referring to the ends of pigment sticks as {nItlhpachDu'}, a pigment stick is also often called a {nItlh naQ} (literally, "finger stick}), though this term is used almost exclusively by the artisans themselves. The word {DIj} means "use a {rItlh naQ}, paint with a {rItlh naQ}" [...] The verb {ngoH}, meaning "smear" in other contexts, is used for "paint using fingers.
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A good question for Maltz: Does {DIj} take a direct object? And is
that d.i. the object "painted?" For example, can I say:<br>
<br>
{<i>Book of Kells</i> luDIj monkpu'}<br>
<br>
Or must I say: {<i>Book of Kells</i> luchenmoHmeH monkpu' DIj.} <br>
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