[tlhIngan Hol] Five Little Bunnies by Dan Yaccarino (Children's Book)

[SuStel]

On 7/6/2016 12:50 PM, Alan Anderson wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:19 AM, John R. Harness <cartweel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2. The first bunny said, "We're here! Let's stop!
>> {mapawta’! mamevjaj!} jatlh Qa'Hom wa'DIch.
> I'm not sure {-jaj} is the right tool for this kind of "Let's do it"
> meaning. I'd simply say {mamev}, but it could just be a matter of
> style.

I disagree. *-jaj* isn't just for toasts and cursing; its purpose is to 
"express a desire or wish on the part of the speaker that something take 
place in the future." *-jaj *has been used correctly here.


>> 4. The second bunny said, "We can hide a lot. I'll hide some in this flower pot."
>> {QIm law' wISo'laH. chorvamDaq 'op vISo' jIH.} jatlh Qa'Hom cha'DIch.
> {QIm law'} is plural, so the prefix {DI-} is called for.
>
> I managed to read the Klingon first without interference from the
> English, and I thought the second bunny was suggesting that some of
> the eggs should be *eaten* in order to hide them in his belly. The
> longer regional phrase {chor bargh} for "ceramic pot" might work,
> though I would prefer not to extend the meaning of {bargh} beyond a
> cooking vessel.


Why not just use *bargh?*

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>> 9. The kids ate the eggs and played all day.
>> QImmey yIr puqpu'. jaj naQ reHqu'.
> I would interpret the English as meaning "they ate-and-played all day".


I first interpreted it as eating first, then playing. Either way, I will 
bring up my usual objection to *jaj naQ,* which means something more 
like /unbroken day/ or /undivided day/ than *jaj Hoch* /day's all, all 
of a day./ Or you can ignore the question and use *qaStaHvIS jaj.*

Of course, as brought up elsewhere, it should be *pem,* not *jaj.*

But where does the *yIr* come in?

If the eating happens first, then the playing, the sentence is:

    *QImmey Soppu' puqpu'. qaStaHvIS pem reHqu'taH.*

Otherwise:

    *qaStaHvIS pem QImmey SoptaH puqpu' 'ej reHqu'taH.*

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SuStel
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