July 2020 - tlhIngan-Hol

is De' "data, information" countable ?
by mayqel qunen'oS 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

Do we know if the noun De' is countable ? If we want to say "we obtained valuable informations" do we say {De' lo'laH wISuqpu'} or do we say {De'(mey) lo'laH DISuqpu'} ? ~ Qa'yIn

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motlhlaw'taHghach chu'
by Will Martin 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

qay' *qo’vID-wa’maHHut*. quqmo’ ropchoHchu’wI’pu' ‘Iq, juHDaq jIratlhnIS jIqanmo’. qab jech vItuQnIS. Hochvo’ jIHopnIS. jav ‘uj ‘aD HoptaHghachvam. yaHwIj chu’ mojlaw’pu' juHwIj. jIlI’ ‘ej jIlab. [Interesting… Zoom transliterates to {Sum}. Maybe somebody in the marketing department speaks Klingon? That or Okrand thought about zooming near and hopping far?] charghwI’ vaghnerya’ngan rInpa’ bomnIS be’’a’ pI’.

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online qep'a' cha'maH SochDIch -- registration is open
by Alan Anderson 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

Registration for the online incarnation of the Klingon Language Institute's 27th Great Meeting is now open. The event takes place on Discord. https://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-sochdich/ One of the questions being asked of people as they register this year is what time zone they are in. This might help in organizing the schedule.

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Klingon Word of the Day: 'aplom
by Klingon Word of the Day 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, July 10, 2020 Klingon word: 'aplom Part of speech: noun Definition: pellet Source: qep'a' 24 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: 'IqngIl
by Klingon Word of the Day 09 Jul '20

09 Jul '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 09, 2020 Klingon word: 'IqngIl Part of speech: noun Definition: coil, spring Source: qep'a' 25 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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prefix trick with {-'eghmoH} and {-chuqmoH}
by mayqel qunen'oS 09 Jul '20

09 Jul '20

The verb muv means "to join". There's the Ca'Non sentence: Qo'noS tuqmey muvchuqmoH qeylIS kahless united the tribes of kronos Which actually means "kahless caused the tribes of kronos to join each other". And now let's come to the prefix trick. qanob'eghmoH I cause you to give yourself something (which isn't specified) SanobchuqmoH I cause you to give each other something (which isn't specified) taj qanob'eghmoH I cause you to give yourself a knife taj SanobchuqmoH I cause you to give each other a knife In the above last two examples, seemingly/apparently the prefix trick rule isn't violated. So, seemingly/apparently we *can* use the prefix trick with {-'eghmoH} and {-chuqmoH}. Right ? ~ Qa'yIn

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luq lu' HIja' HISlaH difference
by mayqel qunen'oS 09 Jul '20

09 Jul '20

Do we know what's the actual difference of the word luq compared to its' synonym lu' ? And the difference between the HIja' and its' synonym HISlaH ? Is for example luq considered to be more archaic/formal compared to the lu', or HIja' more casual than the HISlaH ? Or the other way around ? ~ Qa'yIn

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Klingon Word of the Day: toDuj
by Klingon Word of the Day 08 Jul '20

08 Jul '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 08, 2020 Klingon word: toDuj Part of speech: noun Definition: courage, bravery Source: ADD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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prefix trick with {-'egh} and {-chuq}
by mayqel qunen'oS 08 Jul '20

08 Jul '20

Before I start, let me say that when it comes to the suffixes {-'egh} and {-chuq}, I still don't understand how it is possible, that when they are used there is an object. According to our sacred scripture: {-egh} <oneself> This suffix is used to indicate that the action described by the verb affects the performer of the action, the subject. It is translated by English <self.> When this suffix is used, the prefix set indicating "no object" must also be used. And.. {-chuq} <one another> This suffix is used only with plural subjects. It is translated <each other> or <one another.> The prefix set indicating "no object" is also used when this suffix is used. According to the above, when {-'egh} and {-chuq} are used there is a subject, but how is it possible that there isn't an object as well ? In the {-'egh} case isn't the subject the object as well ? And in the {-chuq} case isn't the other party the object ? Whatever.. Now let's leave aside the {-'egh} and {-chuq}, and concern ourselves with the prefix trick.. The prefix trick is to be used by first and second person objects (singular or plural), because otherwise ambiguity arises. Example: taj qanobpu' I gave you the knife taj nunobpu' he/they gave us the knife But if we used a third person object.. taj lunobpu' they gave the knife they gave him the knife taj vInobpu' I gave the knife I gave him the knife I gave them the knife Now let's forget the above and come to the question of this post. Couldn't we use the prefix trick with {-'egh} and {-chuq} ? I don't see a way any ambiguity could appear. taj jInob'eghpu' I gave myself a knife taj nob'eghpu' he gave himself a knife they gave themselves a knife taj Sunobchuqpu' you gave each other a knife taj nobchuqpu' they gave each other a knife So, why couldn't we use the prefix trick with the {-'egh} and {-chuq} ? ~ Qa'yIn

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Klingon Word of the Day: lang
by Klingon Word of the Day 07 Jul '20

07 Jul '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, July 07, 2020 Klingon word: lang Part of speech: verb Definition: be narrow, be thin Source: qep'a' 25 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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