[tlhIngan Hol] The crucible

[mayqel qunenoS]

voragh:
> qunnoq:  to help us English-speakers understand what you’re
> trying to say, what do you think is the difference (if any) between :

> jajvam wa’ wIjIn

I would interpret this as "we wish for this day's one"

> jaj wa’vam wIjIn

this would be "we wish for this one of the day"

> wa jajvam wIjIn

I would read this as "we wish for this day of the one"

>  jajvam wIjIn

and of course "we wish for this day"

ok, yes.. I understand that all the above examples with the exception
of the last are quite senseless.

Now, if you ask me, "how is your own {wa'vam jaj wIjIn} any different
from the above", then I honestly can't provide a explanation. Perhaps
it is a carry-over from what I would say in greek : "we wish for this
one day". And perhaps, I used it because there is a greek word which
means "unique", which can also be used to describe the "singular
state" of an item.

And now that I'm thinking of it, perhaps here is what happened :
Thinking in greek I wanted to write "this one day" ; because in
klingon there is no word for "unique", I used the klingon word {wa'}
which would express the other meaning of the greek "unique".

Now, I see the confusion.. Anyway, from now on I will just say
{jajvam} or even better {jajvam le'}, so we will all be happy !

mop qIj qunnoq

On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 5:46 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
> qunnoq:  to help us English-speakers understand what you’re trying to say,
> what do you think is the difference (if any) between :
>
>
>
>   wa'vam jaj wIjIn
>
>   we wish for this one day
>
>
>
> and
>
>
>
>   jajvam wa’ wIjIn
>
>
>
>   jaj wa’vam wIjIn
>
>
>
>   wa jajvam wIjIn
>
>
>
>   jajvam wIjIn
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Voragh
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>
>
> From: tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces at lists.kli.org]
> On Behalf Of mayqel qunenoS
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2016 3:16 AM
>
> ghunchu'wI':
>> I've noticed you writing {wa'vam} a lot. I don't
>> know what you mean.
>> Is there a phrasing in Greek that is leaking
>> through into your
>> Klingon?
>
> anyway, returning to your original question, I wrote {wa'vam jaj wIjIn},
> trying to say "we wish for this one day".
>
> mop qIj qunnoq
> Sent from my goat phone
>
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