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Klingon Word of the Day: mIn yuqwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, October 12, 2017 Klingon word: mIn yuqwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: stage magician Source: November 2016 email to Lieven This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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law' puS construction with law'
by mayqel qunenoS 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Since {law'} is given as "be many, be numerous", I would like to ask, if the following is correct. {tlhIngan law' law' romuluSngan law' puS} the klingons are more numerous than the romulans mayqel qun'noS

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qatlh ghIch ghaj dogmey ?
by mayqel qunenoS 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

jISIv.. 'ej jIHvaD janglaHchugh vay', jIQuchchoH.. tlhuHmeH dog, nujDaj lo'; reH 'e' vItu', dog vIleghDI'. 'ej nujDaj lo'taHmo', reH poS dog nuj. vaj, qatlh ghIch ghajnIS dogmey ? dogmey chenmoHtaHvIS Qun, qatlh qabchajDaq ghIch lan ? whyyyyy ? Dochmey potlhqu bopchoHDI' mu'meymaj, 'ej Dochmeyvam bopbogh vIt'e' wItu' wIneH, qatlh Hochlogh janglaHbe' vay' ? why aren't there ever answers to the questions that really matter ? whyyyyy ? mayqel qun'noS

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Klingon Word of the Day: tlhach mu'mey
by Klingon Word of the Day 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Klingon word: tlhach mu'mey Part of speech: noun Definition: jargon Source: KGT:p45 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Placement of the adverb
by mayqel qunenoS 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Is there a difference between these two sentences ? {pIj, paqvam vIlaDtaHvIS, jIHagh} {paqvam vIlaDtaHvIS, pIj jIHagh} or between these two: {pIj, paqvammo' jIHagh} {paqvammo', pIj jIHagh} mayqel q

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boQ vs. QaH
by David Holt 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

For a project I am involved in I wanted to clarify the differences and similarities of {boQ} and {QaH}, so I asked Dr. Okrand for clarification. What follows is the complete and unedited response that he gave: Regarding {QaH} and {boQ} – There’s a good deal of overlap, and either one can be used in many (maybe most) situations. The main difference is really one of connotation. In general, {QaH} would be used in situations where the person needing help can’t do whatever needs to be done without assistance of some kind, while {boQ} would be used in situations where the person might be able to do the task alone, but it’s easier or better or more efficient if someone helps out. The object of {boQ} (the recipient of the aid) retains responsibility for the activity being aided. The person {boQ}-ing is secondary (though not necessarily unimportant!). The object of {QaH} can’t do whatever it is alone, so responsibility falls to the person {QaH}-ing (or responsibility is shared). Someone who falls into a river and is unable to swim would not shout out {HIboQ!}. Someone who can’t reach the top shelf would probably ask another person for {boQ} to get something down from the shelf (even though the task could be done alone if the person used a stepladder or stool or something). If the person tried it alone and boxes toppled down from the top shelf onto the person, immobilizing him/her, you’d probably hear the buried person ask for {QaH}. It would be odd to use {QaHwI’} to refer to an administrative aide; that’s a {boQ}. A parent probably wouldn’t {QaH} a child with a homework assignment. There is nothing weak about asking for {QaH} (when help is warranted), but an offer to {QaH} in a situation where you’d expect to hear an offer to {boQ} may sometimes be mildly insulting, implying that the offerer questions the offeree’s ability to do something. Having said all of that… The distinction is not always clear nor does it always matter, which is why the words are mostly interchangeable. "Assist” would probably be translated as {boQ} most of the time. Other than in a few contexts, both “help” and “aid” could be translated as either {boQ} or {QaH}. (David’s {boQwI’} app is aptly named.)

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] One more day
by nIqolay Q 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 7:05 AM, SuStel <sustel(a)trimboli.name> wrote: > I know what is going on in that sentence. A crescendo. I understood it the > first time I saw it. > Sure, it's pretty clearly supposed to mean a crescendo, even if you don't read the English on the Skybox card. ("...and others roar in a great crescendo.") I meant the grammatical structure of the phrase *beyHom bey bey'a'* itself. I don't think there's any other examples of a series of nouns being used on their own to express that a thing is changing over time. It doesn't really make sense as an appositional phrase or a noun-noun construction. It looks like it could be an "and" phrase, but there's no *je*. The proverb *bogh tlhInganpu', SuvwI'pu' moj, Hegh* uses sentences in a series to convey events over time without a conjunction, but those are complete thoughts, and there's no reason they couldn't be written as distinct sentences. Is the expression *beyHom bey bey'a'* generalizable?

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Klingon Word of the Day: chal bIQ
by Klingon Word of the Day 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Klingon word: chal bIQ Part of speech: noun Definition: rain Source: qep'a' 24 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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One more day
by mayqel qunenoS 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

{wa' latlh jaj} or {latlh wa' jaj} ? If I think in greek/english I would say that the correct choice is the former, but if I think in klingon I would say that the correct choice is the latter. Since I'm not certain though, can someone shed some light on this matter ? mayqel qun'noS

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Thinking in klingon
by mayqel qunenoS 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

loQ, tlhIngan Hol vIghItlhlaH; pIj jIQagh, 'a loQ jIghItlhlaH 'ej qaStaHvIS poH jIDubtaH. QIt jIDub 'a jIDubtaH. jIHvaD qay' latlh ghu'; tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHbe'. vaj, qen, jIQub: ghu'vam vIjunnIS, 'a chay' jIvangnIS ? vaj, QoghIjwIjDaq nargh qech.. Hoch jaj, jIQubtaHvIS tlhIngan Hol vIlo'. 'ej SIbI' qechvam vIqaSmoH.. bI'reS, jIQublaHbe'.. QoghIjwIjDaq meSlu'law'. 'a jIbupQo'. 'ej Do', tugh jIQubchoHlaH. wa'DIch mu' puS neH vIQublaH, 'a tugh, mu'tlhegh puS vIQublaH je. Do' jIDub, 'ej Do' tugh tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaH. Qatlhqu' mIwvam, 'a tagha' jIQap. bej. Slightly I'm able to write klingon, although I often make mistakes. But my problem has always been that I'm unable to speak it. So, in order to overcome this problem, I came up with the idea to think in klingon. Initially, it was as if someone had tied a knot in my mind, and I couldn't think of a single word. But as time went by, I was able to think a few sentences, and now I'm steadily improving. Although the procedure is difficult, I'm certain that finally, I'll be able to speak normally klingon. And I believe this deserves a.. Qapla' ! mayqel qun'noS

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