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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: chIp
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Stewart)
Thu Jun 28 21:04:01 2012
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From: Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:03:33 -0700
To: ghunchu'wI' 'utlh <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Cc: Klingon language email discussion forum <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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Given the gloss, I think {tI vIchIp} is equivalent to "I mow hair.". It's a special purpose verb for hair.
On 2012-06-28, at 7:56, "ghunchu'wI' 'utlh" <qunchuy@alcaco.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
>> Can {chip} be used for cutting or trimming other things - e.g. prune a plant - or do we use {poD] and {poDmoH} for that?
>
> I use {chIp}, without hesitation or ironic intent, to describe mowing the lawn.
>
> -- ghunchu'wI'
>
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