[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh loSmaH chorgh: <toDuj Segh pIm>

[Qov]

Mahoun beamed down after his security crew ascertained that Essim was unarmed.

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"vIlobHa'chugh pagh chobuQchugh SIbI' vIjollu'," jatlh Mahoun.

jatlh 'eSSIm. "jabbI'IDmeymaj jIHtaHmo' tlhIngan may'Duj, DaHjaj 
QumwI' vIlo' vIneHbe'." novpu'vamvaD quv tobnISbe' tlhIngan, 'ach tob 
neHqu' 'eSSIm. jatlh "nepwI' SoH 'e' vIqapDI' jIQaghpu'. De'lIj 
vI'olpu'. DujDaq qama' SoHbej. chovoqtaHvIS qaHoH 'e' vInIDDI' 
jIquvHa''egh. tIghwIj Dama'nIStaH 'e' vIyaj. qa'meH vIttlheghwIj 
Dalajta' 'ach wej may ghu'."

"manoDbe' 'e' vIlay'," jatlh Mahoun. tlhoS Hagh 'eSSIm. noD 
yelwIyyItngan 'e' Hajbe'bej. 'ach DaqtaH HungpInvetlh 'e' tIvbe'.

"joS'a' Hung yaSpu'lI'?" jatlh 'eSSIm.

"ghobe'," jatlh Mahoun. "'bejtaH 'ach jatlhbe'." yelwIyyItnganpu' 
jatlh Mahoun ghIq jatlh, "qepvam lupegh 'e' vIra'."

Mahoun mInDu' bej 'eSSIm. jatlh, "bIvIttaHvIS qabuQqu' 'ach 
bItoD'eghmeH bInepQo'. toDuj Seghvetlh vIvuv 'e' Daqotlh." yel Hol 
tlhIjmeH mu'mey ghojpu'bogh jatlhchoH. bIng bej 'ej jatlhtaHvIS 
yavDaq torchoH. Mahoun bejqa'. 'eSSIm lughIj nov tIghmeyvam. 
puj'eghmoHDI' chay' vuvqa'laH vay'?

vIHbe' Mahoun. taD je qabDaj. ghIq mInDu'Dajvo' nIj bIQ, 'ej loQ 
monHa'. SaQchoHpu'.

<bItlhIj 'e' vIlaj> jatlhpu' chIjwI'. jaS vangtaHmo' Mahoun 
lajbe'law'. tayvam nIDqa'laH'a' vay'? tagha' jatlh 'eSSIm, "qatlh bI'IQ?"

"jI'IQbe'. bItorta' 'e' vIHarlaHbe'," jatlh Mahoun.

mIStaH 'eSSIm. Qamqa' 'ej loStaH. Qaghqa'pu''a'? munbe'pu' Hung. 
HungpIn leghtaH 'eSSIm. vangruptaH. QeHbe'taH. 'eSSIm bejtaH 'ej 
qaStaHvIS lup puS bejchuqtaH be'pu'. ghIq nom jatlh HungpIn. pavlaw' ghoghDaj.

jatlh Mahoun, "choDuQpu'mo' jISaQtaH. jIHvaD qay' pagh. tIghmeymaj 
Dapab 'e' DanIDmo' choquvmoH."

jatlh 'eSSIm, "vaj jItlhIj 'e' Dalaj'a'?"

"HIja'! yIHonQo'!" jatlh Mahoun. leS 'eSSIm 'ej loQ leS HungpIn 'e' legh.

"nuq jatlhpu' HungpIn?" jatlh 'eSSIm.

"jIHvaD jatlh, <bISaQ 'e' yIQIj. mISlaw'>." jatlh Mahoun.

HungpIn bejqa' 'eSSIm. butlh ghaj 'ej val. batlh tuj cherghlaw' je. 
tujmo' Doy'choHba' yelwIyyItnganpu'. Mahoun QIH neHchugh 'eSSIm, DaH 
Hung jeylaHbej.
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SKI: Essim practices cross-cultural communication.
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