[tlhIngan Hol] If I wrote..
Lieven L. Litaer
levinius at gmx.de
Thu Oct 18 04:29:22 PDT 2018
Am 18.10.2018 um 13:03 schrieb De'vID:
> Why is it negative? {SIQ} has no necessarily negative connotations in
> Klingon.
>
> For example, {yIn nI' yISIQ 'ej yIchep!} conveys a positive sentiment.
Yes, and a celebrant of a party or an event is called the {SIQwI'}.
I have the negative connotation from the English gloss "endure, bear",
which somehow sounds to me like suffering, as in {'oy' DaSIQjaj} "May
you endure the pain". Using Data's words "enduring physical suffering is
considered a Klingon spiritual test" (TKW 43)
Tha'Ts why I always considered the word {SIQ} as "live with something
that's not so pleasant".
I understand that is does not need a negative connotation, I'm just
explaining why I see it as such.
--
Lieven L. Litaer
aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany"
http://www.klingonisch.de
http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/TheKlingonWay
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