[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: naj

[Bellerophon, modeler]

ngaj Daj pIlmoHlaw' nab QaghmeywIj
'e' vIpIHbe' jInajtaHvIS je
maj
SughoHtaHjaj 'ej maHvam QIjjaj matlh

The need exists to express the gist of what someone said without quoting.
Perhaps it's too long to quote, or the actual words are not known with
certainty, but the intended meaning is clear. Klingons value exactness and
brevity, and don't want to waste time or misquote someone. An indirect
quote allows one to get across what was said without implying that it's an
exact quote. A backdoor way might be something like {jatlh la'. qama'pu'
neH la'} or for that matter {qama' DIjon 'e' ra' la'}.

The conversation Felix quoted seems to leave the issue open. I wouldn't bet
too heavily against Maltz either way.

~'eD

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