voragh:
qunnoq: to help us English-speakers understand what you’re trying to say, what do you think is the difference (if any) between :
jajvam wa’ wIjIn
I would interpret this as "we wish for this day's one"
jaj wa’vam wIjIn
this would be "we wish for this one of the day"
wa jajvam wIjIn
I would read this as "we wish for this day of the one"
jajvam wIjIn
and of course "we wish for this day" ok, yes.. I understand that all the above examples with the exception of the last are quite senseless. Now, if you ask me, "how is your own {wa'vam jaj wIjIn} any different from the above", then I honestly can't provide a explanation. Perhaps it is a carry-over from what I would say in greek : "we wish for this one day". And perhaps, I used it because there is a greek word which means "unique", which can also be used to describe the "singular state" of an item. And now that I'm thinking of it, perhaps here is what happened : Thinking in greek I wanted to write "this one day" ; because in klingon there is no word for "unique", I used the klingon word {wa'} which would express the other meaning of the greek "unique". Now, I see the confusion.. Anyway, from now on I will just say {jajvam} or even better {jajvam le'}, so we will all be happy ! mop qIj qunnoq On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 5:46 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
qunnoq: to help us English-speakers understand what you’re trying to say, what do you think is the difference (if any) between :
wa'vam jaj wIjIn
we wish for this one day
and
jajvam wa’ wIjIn
jaj wa’vam wIjIn
wa jajvam wIjIn
jajvam wIjIn
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Voragh
From: tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org] On Behalf Of mayqel qunenoS Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2016 3:16 AM
ghunchu'wI':
I've noticed you writing {wa'vam} a lot. I don't know what you mean. Is there a phrasing in Greek that is leaking through into your Klingon?
anyway, returning to your original question, I wrote {wa'vam jaj wIjIn}, trying to say "we wish for this one day".
mop qIj qunnoq Sent from my goat phone
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