[tlhIngan Hol] using whistles

Lieven L. Litaer levinius at gmx.de
Thu Dec 14 22:33:47 PST 2023


At qepHom 2023, we learned some words for whistles. Okrand just gave me
some additions on their usage. Most of it basically was clear, but it's
good to have a definite response:


- These ship- or factory-type whistles cannot be "played" by a person.
They're powered by some sort of energy (steam, electricity, whatever).

- You can use {SuS} if you're playing a {mu'vIb}, and {'uq} is if
there's no instrument/implement involved (except maybe your fingers).

- The verb to activate a wall-mounted device is {chu'} (not {SuS}).

This is added to the Klingon Language wiki:
https://klingon.wiki/En/Whistle

The full message, include my questions, can be found here:
https://qephom.de/e/message_from_maltz_231215_whistles.html

--
Lieven L. Litaer
aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany"
http://www.tlhInganHol.com


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