Am 22.04.2021 um 17:25 schrieb Steven Boozer:
Klingon word: ngon Part of speech: verb Definition: bubble Source: qepHom 2017 _______________________________________________
(qepHom 2017 p.20): The verb {ngon} [...] (qepHom 2017 p.20): The noun {ba'Suq} [...]
Just for accuracy of the notes: The words {ngon} and {ba'Suq} were both presented as you say at qepHom 2017, p 20. But the explanations you quoted were not there. I'm not sure, but I believe these were my personal notes I had sent to the mailing list after talking to Okrand. This is what was in the booklet: <<<< The verb is {ngon}. The noun is {ba'Suq}. Also... The verb {jo'} means "blow into a container of some kind" in the sense of "inflate, fill with air, blow up" ("blow up" like to blow up a balloon, not "explode"). It's used for blowing up a balloon, blowing into a paper bag (so you can then hit the bag against something so that it explodes with a loud noise), whatever it is that glass blowers do, and, yes, blow bubbles. It's not the same as {SuS}, which can also be used for blowing out a candle. With {SuS} you're blowing into/onto/at something, but the air gets out of the thing (or never goes in it). With {jo'}, the air is trapped in the thing and can't come out until you let it out (or the thing breaks). The object of both verbs is the thing you blow into/onto/at. If you use a {-Daq} construction, it implies that you missed – you blew towards the object, but the air bypassed it.
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