Am 26.01.2022 um 14:36 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:
Initially, I thought the same. But I started wondering whether there was this subtle difference:
Regarding space in words, Okrand once explained that as Klingon was initially intended to be a spoken language, so written spaces make no difference for him. When saying the words, they do not sound differently. Read more on that topic here: http://klingon.wiki/En/Spacing For you to keep record, here's the relavant part: The space between words has caused some confusion and also some discussions among Klingonists because Marc Okrand has not always been very consistent in using them. Explanation Basically when a space is left between two words, it is called a noun-noun-construction while omitting the space creates a compound noun. The only grammatical difference between these is that suffixes cannot be added into a compound noun. Okrand has mentioned several times that since Klingon is intended as a spoken, not written, language, he does not see much difference in the usage of the language: "Marc Okrand recently mentioned to me that while there's a common perception that noun-noun constructs must be separated by spaces, he's actually not at all picky about that." -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com