June 2017 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: qeQ
by qurgh＠wizage.net 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, June 04, 2017 Klingon word: qeQ Part of speech: noun Definition: fecal matter Source: qep'a' 23 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: bIraSIw
by qurgh＠wizage.net 03 Jun '17

03 Jun '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, June 03, 2017 Klingon word: bIraSIw Part of speech: noun Definition: Brazil Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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le'yo' pun
by SuStel 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

I can't find any mention of this pun in my archives. The word *le'yo' */pride/ has come up on Facebook, and I noticed the pun. *le'yo'* resembles /Leo. /Leo is a lion. A pride of lions. Pride. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name

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Klingon Word of the Day: 'eyawaDIy
by qurgh＠wizage.net 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, June 02, 2017 Klingon word: 'eyawaDIy Part of speech: noun Definition: Irrawaddy (River in Burma/Myanmar) Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Rising Heroes Video
by Juliana Bukoski 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

For Nerd Fitness Rising Heroes, a real life RPG sort of thing I'm doing online, one of the tasks this week is to record a short video to send to my squad-mates about the progress I am making towards one of my goals. Since that goal is learning Klingon, I thought it would be appropriate to make some of the video in Klingon. They won't understand it, but I'd like it to be accurate nonetheless, so I was hoping someone could look at this and let me know if there are any errors: tlhIngan Hol vIHaD. cha' ngoQ vIghaj. wa'DIch: Hol patlh ghojwI' vIchav vIneH. patlhvam chavlu'meH, qep'a'Daq qaD tu'lu'. 'op mu'tlhegh mughnISlu'. qaDvamvaD jIqeqmeH, 'echletHomDaq mu'tay' vISovnISbogh jIghItlhpu'. jIyIttaHvIS vIHaD. pab vIHaDmeH, mu'ghom tlhIngan vIlaDqa' 'ej paq latlh, "From the Grammarian's Desk", vIlaDchoHpu'. tlhIngan Hol jIQoyDI', vIyajlaH vIneH. ngoQ cha'DIch 'oH. ngoQvam Qatlh law' ngoQwIj wa'DIch Qatlh puS. wa' ben, mu' law' vISov, 'ach jIHvaD jatlhchugh vay', vIyajlaHbe'. vaj, teSDu'wIj vIqeqnIS. qon puS vIghaj. qonDaq, tlhIngan Hol jatlh po'wI'pu'. vI'Ij 'ej mu'mey jatlhbogh vIghItlh 'e' vInID. bom tlhIngan vI'Ij je. jupwI', DaH peja'. ngoQraj bochav'a'? tlhIngan vIttlheghvam yIqaw: bIQapqu'meH, tar DaSop 'e' DatIvnIS. Intended translation is: "I am studying Klingon. I have two goals. First: I want to achieve the ghojwI' rank. To achieve this rank, there is a challenge at the qep'a'. One must translate some sentences. In order to train for this challenge, I have written the vocabulary I need to know on cards. I study them while I am walking. In order to study grammar, I am rereading The Klingon Dictionary and I have started reading another book, "From the Grammarian's Desk." "When I hear Klingon, I want to be able to understand it. It is my second goal. This goal is more difficult than my first goal. Last year, I knew many words, but if someone spoke to me, I could not understand them. Thus, I need to train my ears. I have several recordings. In the recordings, experts speak Klingon. I listen and try to write the words they say. I also listen to Klingon songs. "Friends, now you report. Are you achieving your goals? Remember the Klingon proverb: To really succeed, you must enjoy eating poison. " Juliana

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difference between -meH and -wI' in purpose-clause compound nouns
by Lieven 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

Hi, first of all, how would you linguistically call that what I am talking about? I have noticed that some words are translated like {pe'meH taj} "cutting knife", while others use -wI': {toSwI' qal'aq} "jungle gym". And then, sometimes I wondered, why -wI' and not -meH? Of course, all phrases make sense in both ways, but is there a difference? Why is it not {toSmeH qal'aq} "structure for climbing"? Why say {chevwI' tlhoy'} and not {chevmeH tlhoy'} for "territiorial wall"? "suntan lotion" is translated as {DIr QanwI' taS} - why not {DIr QanmeH taS}? What do you think about that? Next, I think there is also a difference between combinations where the meH-ed verb directly influences the noun (pe'meH taj means that the knife is for cutting) while other situations are just real noun-noun combinations (as in {nISwI' DaH} which is a "array of disruptors" and not a "array to disrupt"). I'm just lacking the right terms to say what I think, so maybe you can clarify. BTW, I started a page in the Klingon language wiki with some examples. The page still has a strange name though: http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/CompoundNounsWithAVerb -- Lieven L. Litaer aka Quvar valer 'utlh Grammarian of the KLI http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher

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Klingon Word of the Day: mItlh
by qurgh＠wizage.net 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 01, 2017 Klingon word: mItlh Part of speech: verb Definition: forge (metal) Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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