[tlhIngan Hol] A question on tlhetlh

[mayqel qunenoS]

maj. thank you voragh ! perhaps lieven could ask 'oqranD at the coming qepHom..

qunnoH

On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 10:32 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
> Unfortunately we don’t know any details.  It’s similar to the verb {Duv}
> “advance”, but AFAIK neither have been used or commented on by Okrand.
> Ditto for the noun {Ser} “progress”.  None of these are mentioned in the
> list of “militaristic acts” in KGT so make of that what you will:
>
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> KGT 48:   Common militaristic acts also have associated terminology, both
> verbs ({DoHmoH}, "drive back"; {Hub}, "defend"; {yot}, "invade"; {weH},
> "raid" [same as {yot}, really, but with the added connotation of surprise or
> speed]; {HIv}, "attack, assault"; {Sev}, "contain"; {HeD}, "retreat,
> withdraw") and nouns ({yot}, "invasion, raid, incursion"; {Hub}, "defense").
> The noun {tuH} refers to a military maneuver of any kind.
>
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>
> OTOH the idea of advancing/progressing socially, anthropologically or
> technically is a fairly common one in Trek. The writers even came up with
> something called the “Richter scale” of culture (or is that a real thing?).
> e.g.
>
>
>
> Sigma Draconis III rated B on the industrial scale and 3 on the technology
> scale (equivalent to Earth year 1485), Sigma Draconis IV had an industrial
> rating of G (ca. Earth year 2030), and Sigma Draconis VI was a very
> primitive glaciated world, a prime example of a "retrograde civilization".
> (TOS "Spock's Brain")
>
>
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> Organia's primitive society rates Class D-minus on the Richter scale of
> culture, there having been no development of Organia's culture in tens of
> thousands of years. "This is not a primitive society making progress towards
> mechanization" (Spock, "Errand of Mercy").
>
> Here’s my usual list of related vocabulary to give an idea of where
> {tlhetlh} might fit in or fill a gap:
>
>
>
> chol                 close in, get closer, come nearer (v)
>
> ghoS                proceed, come toward, approach (v)
>
> jaH                   go (v)
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> DoH                 back away from, back off, get away from (v)
>
> HeD                 retreat, withdraw (v)
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>
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> Hach                be developed (e.g. a civilization) (v)
>
> 'Itlh                   be advanced, be highly developed (v)
>
> vur                   be modern, be up-to-date, be state-of-the-art (v)
>
> tay                   be civilized (v)
>
> lutlh                 be primitive (v)
>
>
>
> Until we have more information, feel free to use {tlhetlh} as you wish but
> don’t be surprised if someone challenges you.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Voragh
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> On Behalf Of mayqel qunenoS
>
> the verb {tlhetlh} "to progress", means "to make progress/to advance/to
> develop" or "to move forward" as in "the enemy progressed through klingon
> territory" ?
>
> qunnoH
> ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
>
>
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