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

[SuStel]

On 2/2/2016 1:57 PM, Steven Boozer wrote:
> SuStel:
>> I was not able to find either of the sentences you listed in the KAG's
>> online copy of the text of paq'batlh. Either that document is incomplete
>> or those sentences come from somewhere else.
>
> Could be.  I only have bits and pieces in my notes, posted by various people:
>
> chalqachlIj rachlu'ta'bogh tutDaq
>     mol'egh betleH
>     muptaHvIS tay''eghmoH QeHDaj Hoch
> The bat'leth sunk into the post
>     Of your fortified tower,
>     All his rage focussed in one blow
> [PB, paq'raD, Canto 20, p. 159]
>
>
> bIlay'DI' qaHarbe'
>       [...]
> jIlay'DI' reH batlh jIpabchugh
>     Qapla'meywIj Hoch vIta'ta' 'e' DaHar'a'
>     quv vuv nuv pagh ghajbogh neH
> "Your word means nothing to me,
>       [...]
> Did you think that my word of honor
>     Would have carried me this far?
>     Honor is for those with nothing to lose!"
> [PB, paq'raD, Canto 19, Stanza 5, p.156 (spoken by Molor to Kahless)]

Looks like the KAG copy is incomplete. I can confirm that your two 
sentences exist as you have them. There may be more examples of {Hoch} I 
didn't list.

Looks like I'm going to have to type the whole thing up...

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