[Tlhingan-hol] KLBC: plural in nationalities

[Ruben Molina]

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 2:47 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 11/12/2015 2:35 PM, Elizabeth Lawrence wrote:
>
>> I think that qunnoQ was asking about insulting people by calling them
>> "Ferengi dogs."  In that case, if he is using the construction
>> <<verengan Ha'DIbaH>>, Ha'DIbaH is the descriptor.
>>
>> This is somewhat idiomatic, so I am not certain that it makes sense as a
>> Klingon insult.  Not all cultures consider animals inferior/insulting in
>> this way.
>>
>
> {verengan Ha'DIbaH} is called a classic insult in KCD.
>
> Kruge curses at his vaporized gunner by calling him a {Ha'DIbaH} in Star
> Trek III.
>
>
{tera'ngan Ha'DIbaH!} "Terran animal!" is also used as an insult in STConst
p.228.
And, of course, {Ha'DIbaH} is listed as slang for "inferior person" in KGT
p.216.

ruben
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