[tlhIngan Hol] clarification of {DIn}
Lieven L. Litaer
levinius at gmx.de
Thu Apr 11 13:42:38 PDT 2019
HolQeD says:
"The open entryway leading into such a space is called a {DIn}. If
there's a door there, it's referred to by the usual word for door,
{lojmIt}."
Am 03.04.2019 um 07:36 schrieb De'vID:
> How do people understand the antecedents of "there" and "it" in the
> last sentence? "If there's a door [[there]], [[it]]'s referred to by
> the usual word for door, {lojmIt}."
I have received a clarification on this from Marc Okrand, and his answer
even brought a new word:
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What I was driving at is that a {qa'rI'} at or from which one can enter
or exit is a {DIn}. There may or may not be a (closed or open) door or
gate there, but if there is, that door or gate is a {lojmIt}. That is,
there's no special word just because it's a {qa'rI'} door.
(By the way, a doorframe or something similar — something constructed to
hold a door or gate, whether the door/gate is there or not — is a
{lIvqa'nan}.)
I hope this helps rather than cause more confusion.
- Marc
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This confirms what I had in this drawing:
http://www.klingonisch.de/mIllogh/tunnelwords.png
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Lieven L. Litaer
aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany"
http://www.klingonisch.de
http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/MarcOkrand
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