[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh loSmaH vagh: <nov tIgh>

[Qov]

What, is she still doing that? When is she going 
to stop? Muahaha. Remember when this list could be quiet for weeks?
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Anyway, last ep, Essim seemed pleased with the 
construction workers that Warfare sent her for the afternoon.
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nov tIgh

yon 'eSSIm porgh 'a bIt yabDaj. Farsajii rI'qa'. 
jang be' rap. mughwI' jan chu'be'. 'eSSIm 
jatlhvIplaw'. SIbI' jabbI'ID yev. rarHa'pu' 'e' 
Har 'eSSIm ghIq jang Mahoun. QuchHa'law'taH.

“Sagh'a' chachraj?” jatlh 'eSSIm. SaHtaHmo' 'ej pIvlaw'taHmo' Mahoun, bel.

jatlh Mahoun, “beqpu'wI' DaghIjpu'mo' 'ej 
DabuQlaw'pu'mo', cholDI' tlhIngan may'Duj nuHIv 
'e' luHar. chach lumaqta'. vIpIchbe'. DaH qa'meH 
vIttlheghqoqlIj vIQIjta' 'ach jotchoHDI' DaH 
bIrI', reghtaHvIS. chIjwI'wI' DaghIjqu'mo' DaSaQmoH . chay' bIrIQchoH?”

jatlh 'eSSIm, “ram. jIrIQqu'be'. jIHmo' SaH 
may'Dujvetlh. lIHIvbe'. jInmolwIjvaD luch luHIj beqpu'.”

“nISuv'a'?” jatlh Mahoun.

“maHun! ram jIjatlh,” jatlh 'eSSIm.

jatlh Mahoun, “DaQIDlu'DI' – ram. choHoH 'e' 
DanIDDI' – ram. yaSwI' HoHDI' joy'wI' – ram. 
jIHvaD potlh Dochmeyvam. matay'laHtaHbe' DaH 'e' 
Dayaj'a'? bIQob! 'ej jIHvaD ghaytan Qob je jaghpu' DaSuvlI'bogh.”

jatlh 'eSSIm, “maHun, jaghpu'qoq tIHajQo'. mangaghta' neH. ramqu'.”

nom mu'meyDaj jatlh Mahoun, “ghuy'cha', 'eSSIm! 
bImIymeH chorI''a'? qatlh chobojtaH?”

jatlh 'eSSIm, “chach boSIQlaw'mo' DotlhlIj vI'ol 
vIneH neH.” lugh Mahoun. qatlh jatlhtaH? jaS quv'eghnISqa'.

jatlh Mahoun, “DaH Da'olpu'. jIpIvtaH 'ej jIpuQ. 
DotlhwIj SaHchugh vay' muHoH 'e' nIDbe'. tIghmaj 
Dayaj 'e' DanIDlaHbe'chu''a'? tlhIngan quv 
bop'a'? DaH chIjwI'wI' vIjotnISqa'moH.” quvDaj 
qaDpu'mo' Mahoun, quv'e' DaH bopchoHbej. jabbI'ID vanmeH vIHchoH Mahoun ghop.

“yIloS!” jatlh 'eSSIm. “nuq 'oH chIjwI'lI' pong'e'?”

“Tiadynsan,” jatlh Mahoun. “chIjwI' jIHbe'. vIwuv.”

jatlh 'eSSIm, “vIghIjpu' 'e' vIpay. tIghmeyrajvaD 
chay' ghaHvaD jItlhIj? yel Hol mu'mey HIghojmoH.”

pIHlaw' Mahoun 'ach mu'mey jatlh. mugh. <jItlhIj 
'e' yIlajneS> 'oS neH. Hoch HeSmeyvaD qar, 'ach 
HeSqu'chugh vay' ghaytan lajQo' latlh. 
Qatlhqu'be' mu'mey. qeqmeH mu'mey jatlhDI' 'eSSIm, Hagh Mahoun.

“qatlh tlhaQ?” jatlh 'eSSIm.

jatlh Mahoun, “bI'Ilbe'. DajatlhtaHvIS bIqu'.”

'Ilchugh vay qu'nIS, qar'a'? jatlh 'eSSIm, “jIqu'be'nIS'a'?”
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SKI: Essim asks how to apologize to Mahoun's frightened navigator.
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I love languages so much. You have no idea how 
many language-related scenes I write and delete. 
I'm hacking up one right now, between 'eSSIm and 
Mahoun's security chief. If you're very lucky 
I'll just get out a translator machine, but there 
will still be cross-cultural issues.