[99157] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] ghargh, Hod je -- vaghDIch
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Jul 7 15:38:32 2014
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 19:38:24 +0000
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Gaerfindel:
> {ghIntaqDaj jIr ghargh; ngol, 'ej lev' 'ej ngol. poSDaq nIHvo' jIr 'ej
> nIHDaq poSvo' jIr, 'ej nach DungDaq jIr.
> "The Viper spun his spear, upright and flat, right to left, left to
> right, and back again; and over his head!
This feels like far too many {'ej}es. Try compressing this a bit:
ghIntaqDaj jIr ghargh: ngol, lev', ngol. poSDaq, nIHDaq, nach DungDaq je jIr(taH)!
> jop 'ej way' 'ej jop. SuS rur ghargh ghIntaq. 'ach vuvbe' HoD.}
> "Thrust, parry, parry, thrust; the Viper's spear moved like the wind!
> But the Mountain did not respect him."
Here I would try something like:
jop 'ej way', way' 'ej jop: SuS rur ghargh ghIntaq! 'ach vuvbe' HoD.
jop, way', jop: SuS rur ghargh ghIntaq! 'ach vuvbe' HoD.
Nice use of the story of the {ghaH vuv SuS neH} idiom.
> And now something I need help with: "For every strike the Mountain made,
> the Viper struck thrice." How do I render that in tlhIngan Hol?
You can use {-DI'} "as soon as, when":
wa'logh mupDI' HoD, wejlogh mup ghargh.
As soon as the Mountain strikes/struck once, the Viper strikes/struck thrice.
{-chugh} "if" might also work:
wa'logh mupchugh HoD, wejlogh mup ghargh.
If the Mountain strikes/struck once, the Viper strikes/struck thrice.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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