I don’t have that gloss in my notes; it’s probably confused with {ja'} “report, tell” (also translated “speak of “ in paq’batlh).
Voragh
From: SuStel
On 8/15/2019 11:00 AM, Klingon Word of the Day wrote:
Klingon word: jatlhPart of speech: verbDefinition: say, tell, speakSource: ADD
Does jatlh ever really get glossed with tell? The original TKD had
say and speak in translations, but only say in the Klingon–English word list and only
speak in the English–Klingon word list. jatlh is repeated in both the Addendum word lists with
say but not speak. ja' is tell (and report).
I consider the distinction significant, because saying and speaking mean using language verbally while telling and reporting mean imparting information.
Unless there is a further gloss not listed, this entry should be corrected.