[tlhIngan Hol] <<vIHwI'>> Daj vIbejta'

Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu
Thu Feb 21 08:11:30 PST 2019


Other than {Dopvam} "this side" vs. {Dopvetlh} "that side" I can't think of a general solution.  In many languages "second" is often used for the other (of two), but I don't remember seeing {cha'DIch} used this way in Klingon.

You may have to get specific to the case in hand:  eg. {poS} left (side) vs. {nIH} right (side);  {yor} exterior top  vs. {pIrmuS} exterior bottom;  {'aqroS}  interior top vs. {bIS'ub} interior bottom;  {qoD} inside vs. {Hur} outside;  etc.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Dadap

> On Feb 21, 2019, at 09:11, Will Martin <willmartin2 at mac.com> wrote:
> I don’t know a way to designate the difference in meaning between “the other side” and “another side” without explicitly describing that there are only two sides, and this is the other one, and that difference is a big deal in this title, since “another side of silence” implies silence, while “the other side of silence” is intended to mean that silence is a boundary, and this is about passing through that boundary into a place that is not silent, which explains the English title.

Hmm, interesting. The relatively recently revealed spatial noun {Hay} can be used to produce a rendition that I believe retains the imagery, but I agree that a way to say “the other” as opposed to “another” would be useful. Perhaps if there’s a way to say “only” in the sense of “the only, unique”, that might help.



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