[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: lI'

[Brent Kesler]

Is there any functional difference between {lab} and {lI'}? Is {lab} used
for a broadcast, while {lI'} is used for a narrow/secured channel?

bI'reng


On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> > Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, June 02, 2014
> >
> > Klingon word: lI'
> > Part of speech: verb
> > Definition: transmit data (to a place)
>
> Qov:
> >> I adore how when I upload pictures to Facebook it says lI'lI' in the
> >> spots where the pictures will appear, during the upload.
>
> vIlI'lI'
> I am transmitting (the data). TKD
>
> TKD 42:  This word implies that data are in the process of being
> transmitted, but that there is a finite amount of data, so there will be a
> definite end to the transmission. The fact that the verb {lI'} and the
> suffix {-lI'} are identical in sound is purely coincidental, so far as can
> be determined.
>
> yIlI'
> transmit it! TKD
>
> De' yIlI'.  DaH!
> Transmit data. Now! ST3
>
> Cf. also {lab} "transmit data (away from a place)":
>
> labbeH
> (The device) is ready to transmit data. TKD
>
> HablI', Su': labbeH.
> Ready to transmit. ST3
>
> labmeH 'evnagh Se' lo' tlhIngan QumwI'
> A Klingon communicator sends a signal through subspace radio. S19
>
> Marc Okrand jIH.  De' potlh vIlab.
> I am Marc Okrand and I bring you an important message. ('U'-MTK)
>
> ghe'naQ Daqvo' QInvam wIlab.
> We will place a homing device transmitting this message at the site of the
> opera. ('U'-MTK)
>
>
> Similar words:
>
> naw'            access (v)
> ngeH            send (v)
> Qum             communicate (v)
> rI'             hail (v)
> tlhuD   emit [energy, radiation] (v)
>
> HablI'          data transceiving device (n)
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
>
>
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