[tlhIngan Hol] Using :

[mayqel qunenoS]

ok, I understand everything written so far, and I will use these
suggestions in the future. I just a final question..

If I write {Dochmeyvam bIH Dochmeyvam'e':}, then would it be possible for
whatever follows the colon to refer to the {Dochmeyvam'e'}, or the only
possible interpretation of the sentence would be that the {Dochmeyvam'e'}
are the  {Dochmeyvam} ?

qunnoq

On Aug 17, 2017 16:15, "Lieven" <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> Am 17.08.2017 um 15:09 schrieb SuStel:
>
>> It's called a colon
>>
>
> Uh - yeah. I meant that, but spelled it wrong. HIvqa' veqlargh!
>
> In normal speaking, I wouldn't rely on this. Just put your list in the
>> normal place: *Doch wa', Doch cha', Doch wej je bIH Dochmeyvam'e'.*
>>
>
> I just remembered a canon example from ST5. Only partially used in the
> film, but from Okrand's notes:
>
> vubpu' jonta' HeSwI'. wa' vub ghaH tlhIngan gharwI''e'. wa' ghaH
> tera'ngan'e'.
>
> I don't have the translation at hand, I'd say this would use a colon in
> English:
>
> "Hostages have been taken: One Klingon diplomat and one Terran."
>
>
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