[Tlhingan-hol] nalqaD mung

[Lieven Litaer]

Am 09.02.2012 15:18, schrieb Steven Boozer:
> It's from KCD.  If you have the "Star Trek: Klingon!" DVD, you could look up the relevant bit.

> Here's what I have in my notes:
>
> {nalqaD}   mate challenge (n.) KGT<  KCD
>    Cf. HQ 5.1:20, from the KCD. Okrand's audio tells us that {nal} is NOT used as a word on its own, although it is also found in {be'nal} "wife" and {loDnal} "husband". Technically, it is a bound morpheme, like English "-(o)logy". (KCD)
>    "Though any perceived attack on one's honor may prompt one to issue a challenge, in one traditional form of duel, the goal is specifically for a man to "win the favor of a women" ({vuv be' 'e' baj} [literally, "earn that a woman respect him"]) by competing with another man." (KGT 69; cf. "Duels and Challenges", pp. 67ff.)
>   (cf. vb. {Hay'} duel&  {qaD} challenge)

Here's the complete transcript:

KCD, female voice:
"A warrior ritual, leading to the selection of a mate."

Marc Okrand on KCD:
"The second half of this word, {qaD}, means "challenge". The first half, 
{nal} is never a word by itself, but it's found in the words for 
husband, {loDnal} literally 'male-nal' and wife, {be'nal}, or 'female-nal'."

Neither the CD nor HolQeD mention the "ology" thing.

Lieven.