On 8/17/2017 8:49 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
Lets say I'm writing a passage which concerns some "things"..
In english I can write "these things are:", and after the ":" (which I don't know how you call it in english), I can continue by writing what these things are.
Is it possible to do something similar in klingon ? Can someone write {Dochmeyvam bIH:} or {bIH Dochmeyvam'e':} ? And then continue by describing whatever it is he wants to describe ?
And if the answer is yes, then what is preferable/more correct ? {Dochmeyvam bIH:} or {bIH Dochmeyvam'e':} ?
It's called a colon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_%28punctuation%29>, and as part of a sentence it is typically used either as you are using it here (enumerating a list) are as an explanation or definition of what comes before the colon. The Bird of Prey poster uses colons in some of the Klingon text <http://klingonska.org/canon/1998-11-01-bop.txt>. In normal speaking, I wouldn't rely on this. Just put your list in the normal place: *Doch wa', Doch cha', Doch wej je bIH Dochmeyvam'e'.* Don't look to punctuation to be able to speak in new ways; use punctuation to make clear the text you write. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name