[95329] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] birds (was Re: Klingon Bird-of-Prey Haynes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh)
Wed Dec 19 23:13:56 2012
From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:13:29 +1000
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ghItlhpu' Voragh=2C jatlh:
> {cha'naS} - a small bird which digs up bugs to eat
> 1. National Audubon Society? (NAS)
> 2. *nasnas* ("Another variety of Nasnas=2C having the wings of a bat=2C i=
nhabits the island of Raij (perhaps Borneo) at the edge of the China seas."=
(http://www.hum.au.dk/romansk/borges/vakalo/zf/html/body_the_nasnas.html)?
jang janSIy=2C jatlh:=20
> 3. The yiddish word "nash" (usually written "nosh" in English) means to n=
ibble or snack.
That already turns up in Klingon - {noS} "eat in small mouthfuls=2C nibble"=
(from KGT). That Marc used the /o/-form for it makes me a little sceptical=
that he'd use /naS/ for the bird if he intended the same pun. But who know=
s...
QeS
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ghItlhpu' Voragh=2C jatlh:<br>>=3B {cha'naS} - a small bird which digs up=
bugs to eat<br><div><div dir=3D"ltr">>=3B 1. National Audubon Society? (=
NAS)<br>>=3B 2. *nasnas* ("Another variety of Nasnas=2C having the wings =
of a bat=2C inhabits the island of Raij (perhaps Borneo) at the edge of the=
China seas." (<a href=3D"http://www.hum.au.dk/romansk/borges/vakalo/zf/htm=
l/body_the_nasnas.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.hum.au.dk/romansk/borg=
es/vakalo/zf/html/body_the_nasnas.html</a>)?<br><br>
jang janSIy=2C jatlh: <br>>=3B 3. The yiddish word "nash" (usually writte=
n "nosh" in English) means to nibble or snack.<br><br>That already turns up=
in Klingon - {noS} "eat in small mouthfuls=2C nibble" (from KGT). That Mar=
c used the /o/-form for it makes me a little sceptical that he'd use /naS/ =
for the bird if he intended the same pun. But who knows...<br><br>QeS<br></=
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