[tlhIngan Hol] lop pIHlu'pu'be'bogh

[Tad Stauffer]

I'd suggest avoiding transliteration, as the author/'original translator'
also avoided. (If anything, it would be a transliteration of 'Kuduk':
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Kuduk)
Maybe instead of *{Ha'bIt}, use a corruption of {QemjIq DabwI'} or {QemjIq
renwI'} or {QemjIq chenmoHwI'} ?

-Tad
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On Wed, Jul 25, 2018, 10:27 AM SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> We now have the necessary vocabulary to translate the opening paragraph of
> one of my favorites. I've got a couple of variations. Can anybody suggest
> improvements?
>
> The version that doesn't rely on copulas:
>
> yav QemjIq Dab Ha'bIt. 'upbe' QemjIqvam; lambe' 'ej yIQbe'. 'olQan 'uchbe'
> ghargh 'e'rIn megh'an je HuH pIw je. QaDbe' je QemjIqvam; chImbe'; Do'ol
> luyughbe' tlhoy'. quS Soj joq Hutlhbe'. Ha'bIt QemjIq 'oH, vaj churHa'.
>
> The version using copulas, but which seems a bit pedantic to me:
>
> yav QemjIq Dab Ha'bIt. 'upbogh QemjIq lambogh 'ej yIQbogh 'oHbe'. 'olQan
> 'uchbe' ghargh 'e'rIn megh'an je HuH pIw je. QaDbogh QemjIq 'ej chImbogh
> 'oHbe' je. Do'ol luyughbe' tlhoy'. quS Soj joq Hutlhbe'. Ha'bIt QemjIq 'oH,
> vaj churHa'.
>
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