[Tlhingan-hol] types of phrases

[Christopher Kidder-Mostrom]

In Klingon Christmas Carol we have this phrase to start the toast:
"HIvje'meyraj tIpep!"  or "HIvje'raj tIpep" ... there's been disagreement
back and forth as to whether the "mey" is needed.


On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 9:51 AM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have {mu'tlhegh} for "sentence" and {vIttlhegh} for "proverb" as
> well as types of the latter, {qa'meH vIttlhegh} and {peghmey
> vIttlhegh}.
>
> But do we have...
> - a Klingon word for "idiom"?
> - a Klingon word for "slang"?
> - a Klingon phrase for "Empire Union Day"?
> - an English translation of {QI'lop}?
> - a Klingon word or phrase for "toast" (something you say when you
> drink in a group)?
> - English or Klingon expression for the kinds of things you say when
> you reject a suitor (e.g., "I must wash my hair now")?
>
> I ask because I've been asked to add a "Useful phrases" section (which
> I've rendered as {mu'tlheghmey lI'}) to my app, and I need English and
> Klingon names for each of the subcategories.
>
> --
> De'vID
>
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