[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh HutmaH vagh: maghwI' Sep maghwI'

[Qov]

Essim accidentally escaped from the cave and is working to literally 
cover her tracks so the soldiers can't find their way to Mahoun through her.

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maghwI' Sep maghwI'

bIQtIq Donbogh He Sam 'eSSIm. naDev letmo' yav, ghItlhbe' DaSmey. 
ngemvo' ghoSpu' 'eSSIm 'e' leghlaHbe'meH ghochwI', DaSmeyDajvo' lam 
teq 'eSSIm, ghIq He ghoSlI'meH naghmey tIn neH gho'lI'. nejwI'pu' 
ghoghmey Qoyqa' 'eSSIm. 'eSSIm He jojDaq latlh nagh tIn tu'lu'be'mo' 
He SIchmeH Supqu' 'eSSIm. SaqDI' gho'Ha'qu'. Hevo' pum. qojvo' 
pumbe'meH tI, naghmey je 'uchqu'. pumtaHvIS nItlhDu' tey nagh ghegh 
'ej yavvo' 'op tI luH ghopDu'Daj. pagh HotlaH qamDu'Daj. qoj bIng 
HopDaq naghmey jej, bIQtIq jaQ je lutu'lu' 'e' Sov 'eSSIm. chorDaj 
bIngDaq charmo' lam, ghIrchoH. lavHom ngaD Sam ghopDu'Daj. qamDu'vaD 
Daq SammeH pup 'ej nogh 'ach 'uchlaH ghopDu' neH. toSmeH DuvnIS wa' 
ghop 'ach luQutlhlaHbe'mo' HuStaHbogh'uSDu', DuvmeH wa' ghop, 
luHqu'nIS latlh. DeSDaj Doy' luHmoHmeH buSqu' 'eSSIm.

ghIchDaj tlhop bejtaHvIS 'eSSIm, cha'neHDaj 'uchchoH vay'. nachDaj 
pepDI' 'eSSIm, tlhIngan mang Qup legh. HoHlI' pagh toDlI'?[216] 
SovlaHbe' 'eSSIm. 'omlaHbe'. taj lellaHbe'. wunchu' 'eSSIm. latlh DeS 
'uchchoH latlh mang. lupep 'ej qoj yorDaq lulan. yavDaq QottaH 
'eSSIm. lamchu'. yIQchu'. Doy'ba'. nItlhDu' rIQmoHpu' naghmey 'ej DIr 
teypu'. "qojvetlh toSta''a'?" jatlh mang yay'. bIng bejmeH qoj HeH 
chol mang wejDIch.

SaH loS negh. tlhuH Suqqa'taHvIS 'eSSIm, nuDlI' mang loSDIch. nuHmey 
nge'be' 'ach Dat loQ 'uy. rIQqu'be' 'eSSIm 'e' 'ol. 'eSSIm tlhe'ta'. 
DaH QottaH 'ej Dung bej. "SIqwI'wIj yIbej," jatlh mang 'ej SIqwI' 
nechmoH. lutlha' 'eSSIm mInDu'. "maj. tlhIngan SoH," jatlh mang, 'ej 
'eSSIm volchaH qIp tochDaj. ghaytan che'ronDaq pIj negh rIQ nuDta' 
mangvetlh. *veS* QelHom Degh cha'taH HIpDaj. QI' vuvqu' 'eSSIm 'ach 
bIQtIqDaq 'eSSIm pummoHta' 'ej Mahoun quchta' 'e' nID.

"nuqDaq Mahoun?" jatlh bu'.[251] Mahoun QanmeH 'eSSIm, tlhIngan Sa' 
tojqang. qechvetlh chIDvIp. chaq qar tlhIngan QI'. chaq reH wo' 
maghqang maghwI' puqbe'. 'ach Mahoun QannIS 'eSSIm. jangbe'.

"nuqDaq ghaH?" jatlh bu'.
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SKI: The soldiers find Essim and do not appear to mean her harm.
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[216] Yes, this sentence lacks a question-forming device, be it word 
or a particle. But the implied question is rhetorical anyway.
[251] Should be {nuqDaq ghaH Mahoun'e'} but the sergeant is cutting 
to the chase with the short and slightly ungrammatical version.