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On Monday, May 16th, 2022 at 17.00, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">De’vID, thanks for answering. I was hoping for a bit more context. Do you know how {maQmIgh} was used in the story, maybe the actual sentence or paragraph
or even the name and author of the story? I’ve been wondering for thirty years!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">For those whose Klingonaase is rusty, Mortas-Te-Kaase - also spelled *<b>mortaste kaase</b>* - means "The Death's Hand".<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> tlhIngan-Hol
<b>On Behalf Of </b>De'vID<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 15, 2022 1:26 AM<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:4.0pt" class="MsoNormal">On Fri, 13 May 2022 at 16:13, Steven Boozer <<a href="mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">sboozer@uchicago.edu</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:4.0pt" class="MsoNormal">Klingon word: <span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>maQmIgh<br>
Part of speech: noun<br>
Definition: <span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>dark omen, sign of evil coming<br>
Source: <span style="color:#1F497D"> </span>veS QonoS<br>
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Published by the KLI in HolQeD 1.3 and reprinted again in HolQeD 5.4. <br>
AFAIK never used in a sentence.<br>
Does anyone know what the context was in {veS QonoS} (the newsletter of Mortas-Te-Kaase, a defunct Klingon fan club)? </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:4.0pt" class="MsoNormal">Yes, the words were used in a story which was published in the Mar. 18, 1990 edition of {veS QonoS}.<br clear="all">
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