[tlhIngan Hol] light a fire

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On Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 6:13 PM Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol <
tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:

> In September, there was a discussion on Facebook whether it makes sense
> to say {qul lIng} "produce a fire". Some suggested this word, while
> others said that if your produce something, there must be a remaining
> product, so {lIng} might not be the best choice.
>

Why not? It's possible to {HoS lIng} in canon, and I don't see how fire is
less of a product than energy.


> During our preparation for the coming qepHom, Marc Okrand had a chance
> to forward our question to Maltz, and his answer somehow made both our
> suggestions be right. He wrote:
>
> You can {lIng} a fire, but you’re more likely to {chenmoH} or {vemmoH} it.
>

Didn't you already have this conversation back in 2020?

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