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thoughts on the verb {nI'}
by mayqel qunen'oS 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

There's the verb {nI'} "be long, lengthy (duration)"; so the question is "what does it take as a subject"? A little bird told me, that there's the paq'batlh example of {Qobbogh may' nI' jun}, which shows that the {nI'} *can* take an event as a subject. So, so far so good.. But this led me to wonder.. Could the verb {nI'} take as a subject the noun {poH}? And if yes, then what would be the difference between {poH nI'} and {poH vItlh}? ~ Dana'an an alien language crawling with terran puns; hahaha

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Klingon Word of the Day: naD
by Klingon Word of the Day 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 01, 2021 Klingon word: naD Part of speech: verb Definition: praise, commend, approve Source: TKD-A (183 KE, 186 EK, 187 EK, 190 EK) 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: nguDwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 30 Jun '21

30 Jun '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Klingon word: nguDwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: glue Source: qep'a' 26 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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qep'a' cha'maH chorgDIch -- act now
by Alan Anderson 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

pel'aQ ghorpa' yIvang! Time's running out! The Klingon Language Institute's qep'a' cha'maH chorghDIch 28th Great Meeting starts in just over three weeks. It runs from July 22-24, 2021. You can register to attend until shortly before the conference begins, but if you want the official qep'a' t-shirt you only have until tomorrow to do so. After July 30, shirts will no longer be available. Go to https://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-chorghdich/ for information and a link to the registration page. We feature three special guests this year: - Rea Nolan, dialog coach for Star Trek: Discovery - Marc Okrand, creator of the Klingon language - Mary Chieffo, actress known for portraying Chancellor L'Rell

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using the verb {ja'} without the prefix trick
by mayqel qunen'oS 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

I know that perhaps this is a ridiculous thing to ask, but I'll ask anyway, just to make certain. The only Ca'Non examples of the verb {ja'} which I know of, come from tkd and they are the following: {nuja'rup} "they are prepared to tell us" {qaja'pu' HIqaghQo'} or {HIqaghQo' qaja'pu'} "I told you not to interrupt me" In these Ca'Non examples the "prefix trick" way of use is employed (I don't know how else to describe it), i.e we don't have {maHvaD ja'rup}, and we don't have {SoHvaD jIja'pu' HIqaghQo'}/{HIqaghQo' SoHvaD jIja'pu'}. So, the thing I'm wondering is this.. Is it necessary that whenever we use the {ja'} we need to use it the "prefix trick" way? Can't we use it with the {-vaD} way too? ~ Dana'an

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hellenic gods - personified concepts part 7
by mayqel qunen'oS 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

en *Kakia* - spirit of vice and moral badness. *The Keres* - spirits of violent or cruel death. *Koalemos* - spirit of stupidity and foolishness. *Kratos* - spirit of strength, might, power, and sovereign rule. *Kydoimos* - spirit of the din of battle, confusion, uproar, and hubbub. *Lethe* - spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, and of the river of the same name. *Limos* - spirit of hunger and starvation. *The Litae* - spirits of prayer. *Lyssa* - spirit of rage, fury and rabies in animals. *The Machai* - spirits of fighting and combat. tlh *kakia* - qallu’chu’; ghob Hutlhlu’chu’; ghu’meyvam ‘oS *kakia*. *keres* - Hegh ral Hegh naS je qa’pu’. *koalemos* - QIp nuv, qoH ghaH; ghu’meyvam chIw qa’vam. *kratos* - HoSlu’, HoSghajlu’, Dunlu’, che’lu’chu’; Hochvam qa’. *kydoimos* - vItlhtaHbogh may wab, mIS je qa’. Qochlu’mo’, Sollu’; ghanlu’; ghu’meyvam ‘oS *kydoimos*. *lethe* - nom lIj vay’; qawbe’lu’taH; ghu’meyvam chIw qa’vam. *lethe* bIQtIq qa’. *limos* - ghunglu’; Soj Hutlhlu’chu’mo’, Heghlu’; Hochvam qa’. *litae* - QunvaD/Qunpu’vaD jatlhlu’; ghu’vam lu’oS qa’vam. *lyssa* - ralbogh QeH’e’ SeHlaHbe’bogh nuv; Qaw’bogh QeH; Sarmeyvam QeH qa’. Ha’DIbaH *rabies* rop qa’. *machai* - Suvlu’; ghu’vam luchIw qa’vam. may’ vIq je qa’pu’. ~ Dana'an *christians, no matter how many Greek temples you raze * *to the ground, Olympus will *always* stand taller than your churches*

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et cetera {latlh je} in reference to nouns or verbs or both
by mayqel qunen'oS 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

If someone asked me to describe my understanding of the english "et cetera/etc", I'd write the following two sentences: "I like cats, dogs, rabbits, squirrels, etc" "Whenever I walk, run, travel, do my homework, etc, I listen to music" In the first sentence, the "et cetera" is used in reference to nouns, while on the second in reference to verbs. However, here: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/etc, I read: ---------- etc. abbreviation and others; and so forth; and so on (used to indicate that more of the same sort or class might have been mentioned, but for brevity have been omitted): You can leave your coats, umbrellas, etc., at the door. ---------- So, I don't know whether my understanding of the english "etc" was correct, since I believed that it *could* be used too, in reference to verbs, while here seemingly/apparently it says that it is used after a string/sequence of nouns. But the real matter is what's the case with the klingon {latlh je}; is it to be used only with reference to nouns, or can it be used in reference to verbs too? If I write the following then it's obviously correct: tlhInganpu', romuluSnganpu', vulqanganpu', latlh je vIpar. I dislike klingons, romulans, vulcans, etc. But can I write the following too? jIqettaHvIS, jIvumtaHvIS, jISeDtaHvIS, jIHaDtaHvIS, latlh je, jIDoy'choH. While I run, work, drive, study, etc, I become tired. I know that the klingon {latlh je} is essentially "and others", since the {latlh} is a noun (so one would expect it to being used only in reference to nouns..), but I'm wondering whether the {latlh je} can be considered a "set phrase" something like the {tu'lu'} which we never write as {lutu'lu'}. ~ Dana'an

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Klingon Word of the Day: vemmoH
by Klingon Word of the Day 28 Jun '21

28 Jun '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, June 28, 2021 Klingon word: vemmoH Part of speech: verb Definition: light a fire, lit. wake up, cause to wake up Source: qepHom 2020 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: DaSjaj
by Klingon Word of the Day 28 Jun '21

28 Jun '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, June 26, 2021 Klingon word: DaSjaj Part of speech: noun Definition: Monday Source: qepHom 2013 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: mebpa'mey
by Klingon Word of the Day 28 Jun '21

28 Jun '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, June 27, 2021 Klingon word: mebpa'mey Part of speech: noun Definition: hotel Source: KGT (219 KE, 245 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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