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windlass
by Lieven L. Litaer 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

I think my question more about English than Klingon. Regarding the word {tlhegh jIrmoHwI'} which is translated as "windlass", what other kinds of {X jIrmoHwI'} would make sense, and how would you translate {jIrmoHwI'} without doing it literally? In other words, is there a "windlass" not used with a rope? -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/JIrmoHwI-

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Klingon Word of the Day: moQbara'
by Klingon Word of the Day 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, February 07, 2020 Klingon word: moQbara' Part of speech: noun Definition: martial arts form, *Mok'bara* Source: KGT 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: but
by Klingon Word of the Day 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, February 06, 2020 Klingon word: but Part of speech: verb Definition: be natural Source: qepHom 2017 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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je "too" in a {-bogh} clause
by mayqel qunen'oS 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

Could we use the {je} "too" in a {-bogh} clause ? Could we say the following ? {Qang leghpu' romuluSnganpu' Suvpu'bogh je SuvwI'} The warrior who fought the romulans too, saw the chancellor. ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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Klingon Word of the Day: nuyorgh
by Klingon Word of the Day 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 05, 2020 Klingon word: nuyorgh Part of speech: noun Definition: New York Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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should {Dojmey} be treated as singular or plural ?
by mayqel qunen'oS 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

We have the noun {Doj}, which is given as "batch, pile, heap, accumulation". And we have the noun {Dojmey}, which is given as "mass, masses, multitude, a very large but indeterminate group of something". But while the {Dojmey}, has the plural suffix {-mey}, its english definitions, with the exception of "masses", are singular.. So, if I want to say "masses saw the chancellor", which of the following do I need to write ? {Qang leghpu' Dojmey} or {Qang luleghpu' Dojmey} ? Or could it be, that if I mean "masses", I need to say {luleghpu'}, but if I want to say "a very large group saw the chancellor", I should write {leghpu'} ? ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] {neH} after {-logh} or {ben}
by De'vID 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Someone used {wa'logh neH} and I thought it was strange because {neH} is following an adverbial. While I understood it perfectly, AFAIK it can't do that, although one could argue that {wa'} is a number and hence a noun, and {neH} is modifying {wa'}, and {-logh} just happens to be tacked on to {wa'}. Would others accept it? I wondered if this question had already been asked on the mailing list, and lo and behold, I myself had asked this question in 2013: On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 at 07:23, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We know that {neH} can follow verbs or nouns. Can it follow a number > suffixed with {-logh}? > > For example, {wa'logh neH qIp}. This is different than {wa'logh qIp neH}, > which trivialises the hitting. > > What about {ben} or other time elements, which are nouns? Would you > understand {cha' ben neH qalegh}? Or does it have to be {cha' neH ben > qalegh}? > > The only reply at the time was Voragh, who responded with a list of canon usages of {neH}, none of which have {neH} following a number or an adverbial. -- De'vID

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Klingon Word of the Day: HuDyar
by Klingon Word of the Day 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 04, 2020 Klingon word: HuDyar Part of speech: noun Definition: shed, shack Source: qep\'a\' 24 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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can I say {jaghpu' chaH chaH'e'} ?
by mayqel qunen'oS 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

This isn't something I'd actually do, but - as always - I'm trying to understand how things work. So.. We know we can say: jaghpu' chaH romuluSnganpu''e' enemies are romulans (lets flush down the toilet the "as for.." meaning, since its irrelevant to the question). Would it be grammatically wrong to say the following ? jaghpu' chaH chaH'e' enemies are they I know we could say {jaghpu' chaH}, but my problem is, whether it would be grammatically wrong to say too the {jaghpu' chaH chaH'e'}. ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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Call for assistance: Klingon Language Wiki
by Lieven L. Litaer 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Hello dear friends, I've mentioned it before, and some people have found their way to the wiki. But it's still only very few. We still need help on many things; updating words lists, correcting typos, add descriptions... But now, a new section has been added to the Wiki, containing word definitions. Useful to check how a word is used. So for those who are afraid of writing, this might be a good thing, because this section is made of web forms to be filled in. The work is very easy: add a Klingon word, the definition, its source - and that's it. Anyone brave enough may of course add more to it, such as canon examples and derived words. - - - - And for those just curious, here's the link to the page: Starting page: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebHome All pages: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebTopicList Help: http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/HELP (example page) http://www.klingonwiki.net/bin/view/Word/HELP_Guidelines -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/Word/WebHome

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