[95394] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Fwd: Re: Klingon Word of the Day: maS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri Dec 28 09:48:26 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:48:08 +0000
In-Reply-To: <50DCE60A.1050709@trimboli.name>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
>>> How do y'all deal with saying things like
>>> "He/She prefers X over Y."?
Qov:
>> X QaQ law' Y QaQ puS.
SuStel:
> X qaq law' Y qaq puS; Y qaq law' Z qaq puS
Klingons may well prefer to use an introductory or limiting clause with their law'/puS formula. Examples with the clauses set off by <angle brackets>:
<jonlu'meH> wo'maj pop tIn law' Hoch tIn puS
Our Empire's highest bounty has been placed on his head. (ST5 notes)
<noH ghoblu'DI'> yay quv law' Hoch quv puS
In war there is nothing more honorable than victory. TKW
<tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh> Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS
The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS... S27
<qIbDaq SuvwI''e'> SoH Dun law' Hoch Dun puS
You would be the greatest warrior in the galaxy. ST5
Perhaps something like:
? <maSlu'meH ghaH> X qaq law' Y qaq puS
? <maSlu'chugh ghaH> X qaq law' Y qaq puS
or to give a more concrete example (and a colloquial translation):
? <nuH'e' maSbogh ghaH> qutluch qaq law' Daqtagh qaq puS
As a weapon, he/she prefers the kut'luch to the d'ktagh.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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