[Tlhingan-hol] qo''e' tu'bogh pagh - 'ay' cha'maH Hut

[Steven Boozer]

I just posted...

> De'vID jonpIn:
> >> CHEKOV:  What are we looking for, sir?
> >> SPOCK:   Lieutenant?
> >> VALERIS: Two pairs of gravity boots.
> >>
> >> CHEKOV:  nuq wInej, qaH?
> >> SPOCK:   Sogh?
> >> VALERIS: cha' chang'eng tlham DaS.
> 
> ghunchu'wI':
> > Shouldn't this be {cha' tlham DaS chang'eng[mey]}? I see no reason
> to
> > think {chang'eng} acts like a number.
> 
> Good question.  Our example from the BoP Poster is:
> 
>   nISwI': cha' chang'engmey (telDaq lujomlu', nItebHa' lubaHlu')
>   Disruptor - 2 Pairs (Wing Mounted, Fire Linked)
> 
> So, Valeris could say succinctly (i.e. Vulcan style):
> 
>   tlham DaS: cha' chang'engmey.
>   Gravity boots: two pairs.

Or even more succinctly, omitting the optional plural suffixes:

  tlham DaS:  cha' chang'eng.
  Gravity boot(s):  two pair.


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Voragh
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