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Klingon Word of the Day: Sutay
by Klingon Word of the Day 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, February 25, 2019 Klingon word: Sutay Part of speech: noun Definition: honorific sutai Source: qepHom 2014 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: tup
by Klingon Word of the Day 24 Feb '19

24 Feb '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, February 24, 2019 Klingon word: tup Part of speech: noun Definition: minute (of time) Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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'erqul powagho'
by Will Martin 24 Feb '19

24 Feb '19

Apparently, the older works of Agatha Christie (a.k.a. ‘agha’tlha’ QIStIy) are in the Public Domain. Of particular interest to me is her first novel, featuring the famous detective Hercule Poirot (a.k.a. ‘erqul powagho’), entitled “The Mysterious Affair at Styles, ({SetayleSDaq Soj poymar} in the original Klingon). Of particular interest to me is the way that the original title referred to the use of poison IN THE FOOD, while the translators mistakenly interpreted {Soj} in the title to mean “affair” or “matter", as is one of the more abstract uses of the term, as in {tlhIngan Soj ‘oH; not bIyaj} meaning “It is a Klingon matter; you wouldn’t understand." I will take it on as a long-term mission to translate this great literary work back into the original Klingon. Likely, I’ll never finish it, but, one must have a mission. charghwI’ vaghnerya’ngan

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SaHtaHvIS 'eb..
by mayqel qunen'oS 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

DIHIvlaHtaHvIS DIHIvnIS; jatlh wa' tlhIngan, qaStaHvIS Hov leng jav lut. potlhqu' mu'meyvam. wa' vIt potlh lu'aghbej: nom mavangqang net poQ. SaHtaHvIS 'eb, mavangqang net poQ. DaH mavangnIS. chaq, jaj veb paSqu', 'ej mamImtaHchugh, vaj tagha' mavangpu'pa' matorpu'. ~ gho'at qIj

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Asking "why do I need to be there ?"
by mayqel qunen'oS 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

If I want to ask "why do I need to be there ?", what do I say ? {qatlh pa' jIHnIS} or {qatlh pa' jIHnIStaH} ? ~ gho'at qIj

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Klingon Word of the Day: pIn
by Klingon Word of the Day 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, February 23, 2019 Klingon word: pIn Part of speech: noun Definition: boss, expert, authority (slang) Source: KGT (223 KE, 234 EK, 241 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Asking "why do I need to be there ?"
by Christa Hansberry 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Is that kinda like "ser" and "estar" in Spanish? "Eso es un gato" (That is a cat) vs. "El gato está en la casa" (The cat is in the house) But if I were to ask "Where is the cat?" in Klingon, I'd say "nuqDaq 'oH(taH?) vIghro''e'?", rather than "nuqDaq SaH vIghro'?" And the answer would likely be "juHDaq 'oHtaH vIghro''e'."... at least, that's my understanding of the matter :-) -QISta' On Feb 22, 2019 3:55 PM, "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin(a)gmail.com> wrote: Daniel Dadap <daniel(a)dadap.net> schrieb am Fr., 22. Feb. 2019, 23:26: > > > Usually when we use pronouns as copulas in Klingon for “to be” sentences, > we’re really talking about identity (tlhIngan maH; raS 'oH; HoD ghaH; yIH > bIH), which is not the case in this sentence. “Why do I need to be there” > is really asking why my presence is required, which is why in my Klingon > suggestions I used jISaHnIS and vIpoQlu'. > Chinese also distinguishes between the "identity" and "existence" senses of "to be". The former is 是 ("I am a person") and the latter is 在 ("I am here"). -- De'vID > _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol(a)lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org

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Out of curiosity..
by mayqel qunen'oS 23 Feb '19

23 Feb '19

Often we talk about "what if.." one day it was allowed to write klingon using lower case. Some would like that, and others not. Out of curiosity though.. if we *did* write in lower case, how would we distinguish between the q and Q ? ~ gho'at qIj

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Expressing "because of this additional"
by mayqel qunen'oS 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

I want to say "because of this additional reason". From the two choices: {latlhvam meqmo'} {latlh meqvammo'} Which is the correct one ? ~ gho'at qIj

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Klingon Word of the Day: jI'ev
by Klingon Word of the Day 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Klingon word: jI'ev Part of speech: noun Definition: handle, knob, doorknob Source: qep'a' 23 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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