[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' chorghmaH Soch: <taj noj>

[Qov]

I'm sending you Friday's instalment early because I will be out of 
town. Saturday's may be late. It has been an interesting challenge 
writing these. At first I just wrote and tried to find a natural 
break every 250 words or so, but now I'm conscious of the effect of 
the breaks, so I start writing for the episodal format.

The first officer stopped screaming shortly after Hota'ro' went to visit him.

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bItchoH HoD. nuq ta'lI' Hota'ro'? Hu' 'ej HoDpa' lojmIt retlhDaq 
QamchoH. jatlhtaH 'ungya 'e' QoylaHmo' leSchoH 'a pay' 'ungya mu'mey 
QoychoHlaH. nuH bey'Daj Del 'ungya 'ej tajmey le' perlI'. tajmey 
SuqmeH Hota'ro' ra'lI'. HoD pa' mejDI' Hota'ro' meH mej 'ej mIch wej, 
ungya' pa' je 'el yInroHDaj. cheghtaHvIS chob'a'Daq ghom HoD. 'op 
tajmey qeng. "HoD." jatlh Hota'ro'. tajmey qengmeH cha' ghop 
lo'taHmo' vanbe'. QamtaHvIS Hota'ro' woS qIpmeH pe'vIl ro' lo' HoD. 
Hota'ro' nach vIHqu'moH 'ej Sa'HutDaq pum, tajmey chaghtaHvIS. ravvo' 
HoD bejtaH. morghbe' 'a chunlaw' qab.

"mIch wej Da'el net tuch!" jatlh HoD.

"luq HoD! vI'elqa'be', HoD!" jatlh Hota'ro'. bIjlu'DI' jotqu'mo' 
Hota'ro' reH qIpqa' neHchoH. bIj meq lIjlaw'pu' HoD 'a bIj qotlhba'. 
ba'taHmo' chaq val. qIpmeH joD neHbe'. 'a puplaH. qIv pup. DaSpu' 
lo'be' 'ach 'oy' SIQ 'e' 'angmo' Hota'ro' qab bel HoD. meHDaq chegh.

qaSpu'DI' tup puS meH 'el Hota'ro'. rIgh. SIbI' HoDpa' 'el, tajmey 
qengtaHvIS. tugh tlha' HoD. 'ungya retlhDaq tajmey lanta' DeghwI'. 
tajmey DellI' 'ungya 'ej HIpDajDaq So'lI' DeghwI'.

"nuq bota'lI'?" jatlh HoD QeH.

jatlh 'ungya, "SochHu' , poSchoHpa' Som, lopmeH neH Hu'qa'ta'mo' 
DeghwI', nuHmey qengbe'pu'. pa'DajDaq Hoch nuHDaj tu'lu'." 'oy' 
SIQmo' yev 'ungya. jatlhqa', "Duj HubmeH tajmey poQ SuvwI'. 'op 
vInoj. Do'Ha' DeghwI'ma' 'IHmoHbe' SutmeywIj." Hota'ro' porghDaq 
Doghbej ghutar yIvbeH.

Hoch nuHmey So'ta'DI' Hota'ro' ghaHvaD jatlh HoD, "DaH nuq Danab?"

jatlh Hota'ro', "jItoy'rup, HoD. chay' chora'?"

"puchpa' yISay'moH. yIruch!" jatlh.

"lu' HoD!" jatlh Hota'ro' 'ej lobmeH moD. mejtaHvIS rIghtaH.

mejpu'DI' Hota'ro' jatlh HoD, "tajmeyvaD Dutlhob'a'?"

jatlh yaS wa'DIch "ghobe'. yIvbeHvetlh vInuSDI' QIj."

jatlh HoD. "qatlh ghaH DarI'pu'?"

"chojangbe'mo'," jatlh 'ungya. "muQorghvIpbe' Hota'ro'. SIj ghaH. qatlh Dapar?"

"mughIj. may wanI' 'e' SaHbe'law'mo' ghob Hutlhlaw'. Huj." jatlh HoD.

"woQ DaSaHbe'law'mo' nuvpu' DaghIj SoH" jatlh yaS wa'DIch. "Hut 
tlhIngan may'Duj HoDpu' DaponglaH'a'?"[52]

"ngIq wa' may'Duj HoD vIponglaHbe'." jatlh HoD "vISaHbe'chu'."
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SKI: The captain clears some things up, but is uncertain about others.
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[52] Can pong mean "specify the existing name of" in this way? I 
haven't used it this way before.