[tlhIngan Hol] {-Qo'} and {-taHvIS}

mayqel qunenoS mihkoun at gmail.com
Mon Sep 5 00:20:45 PDT 2016


De'vID,
tlhIngan Hol jatlhlu'bogh yajmeH laHlIj, vIHo'qu'..

On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 11:59 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2 September 2016 at 18:28, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>> When used with a non-imperative verb
>> to mean “refuse” {-Qo’} follows the TKD rule – i.e. it is only followed by a
>> Type 9 suffix (and only 2 examples known):
>>
>> bIjatlhQo'chugh
>>
>> if you refuse to speak. TKD
>>
>> choja'Qo'chugh
>>
>> if you won't tell me
>>
>> if you refuse to tell me  TKD
>
> There's another canon example from Star Trek Into Darkness. When the
> Klingons are chasing Mudd's ship, they broadcast a message that sounds
> like {bISaqQo'chugh vaj bIHegh}. It's a very noisy scene, but it's
> there in the background.
>
> --
> De'vID
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