[tlhIngan Hol] beware greeks bearing gifts

[Will Martin]

I love the way we dig ever deeper into any given topic. Going back to the Latin. YESSSSS!

I like the translation, but it loses the bit about EVEN when they bear gifts. It sounds like you only fear them when they bear gifts. So… consider:

vabDot nob qemchugh ‘elaDya’ngan, mughIjHa’be’ ‘elaDya'nganvetlh.

charghwI’ vaghnerya’ngan

rInpa’ bomnIS be’’a’ pI’.

> On Nov 10, 2020, at 12:11 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> 
> On 11/10/2020 11:44 AM, SuStel wrote:
>> On 11/10/2020 11:35 AM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote: 
>>> And for the topic, don't forget TKW, p. 189: 
>>> 
>>> {nobmey qembogh yIrIDnganpu''e' yIvoqQo'.} 
>>> "Don't trust Yridians who bring gifts." 
>>> 
>>> Which uses the -'e' suffix to avoid ambiguity, but does a prefix error.
>> 
>> nob qembogh 'elaDya'ngan tIvoqQo'. 
>> 
>> Combining all the best parts. 
>> 
> Just found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeo_Danaos_et_dona_ferentes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeo_Danaos_et_dona_ferentes>
> The original sentence is in Latin: Timeo Danaos et ferentes, which literally means I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even though bearing gifts or even when they bear gifts.
> 
> A Klingon translation more true to the original (but I won't keep the ancient name) might be:
> 
> mughIj 'elaDya'ngan, vabDot nob qemDI'.
> 
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> SuStel
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