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

[qurgh lungqIj]

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 2:33 PM, lojmIttI'wI'nuv <lojmitti7wi7nuv at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree that {vum verengan} is difficult to parse because it can mean “The
> Ferengi works,” “the bastard’s Ferengi” or “the bastard, the Ferengi”. That
> last interpretation is the one I’d be most hesitant to take because it
> seems redundant, and the Klingon language doesn’t tend toward redundancy,
> evidenced by it’s handling of plurality.
>
> We do need a Klingon word for “sniper”, unless they simply think it
> dishonorable to kill without being seen. They do use cloaking devices,
> after all.
>
>
quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh.
The Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor.

Cloaking devices have to be deactivated before they can attack (unless you
are Chang).

qurgh
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