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

[mayql qunenoS]

SuStel :
> The first sentence is still a sentence, and its subject is {teybe'wI'} in
> QISta''s version, and an elided {ghaH} in yours.
> The first sentence is not literally the object of the second; the object
> of the second sentence is {'e'}, which REFERS to the first sentence.
> You always have to put the first
>  sentence first.
> [sentence1] [sentence2]
> [sentence1] ['e' V S  ]
> [    sentence1      ] [sentence2]
> [megh vut tey'be'wI'] [ 'e' nID ]

thank you for writing all this, but I will choose to forget ever
reading these comments. they messed me up real good. they totally f**
up any understanding whatsoever I had until now, as far as the SAO is
concerned. ignorance is bliss.

ghunchu'wI':
> Does your native language lack a simple word to describe cross
> cousins, or to distinguish between them and parallel cousins? Klingons
> (and Iroquois) would probably be puzzled by that concept being missing
> from your vocabulary. If you want to see an example of why they might
> be important, look at some of the taboos regarding marriage between
> cousins.

In greek we have one word for an uncle or an aunt (on whatever side of
the father's brother sister father in law's daughter and go figure)
and one word for a cousin, placing only the first, second, third etc
before it, to distinguish how distant that cousin is.

michael rooney:
> Here are some family tree charts that might help visualize what's going on:
> http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html

interesting diagram, thanks.

mayqel qunnoq

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:18 AM, Michael Roney, Jr. <nahqun at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 1:57 PM, mayql qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> there are two word groups I cannot understand, as far as the need for
>> their existence is concerned :
>>
>> 1. the whole group "the son of the brother of the sister's mother of
>> the third cousin of my grandmother's second uncle.."
>
>
> Well to be fair, it's not as complicated as your example.
> Here are some family tree charts that might help visualize what's going on:
> http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html
>
> I don't know how it works in other languages (or other families), but
> My Mother's Mother is "Granny", while dad's mom is "Grandma".
> My wife's sister is my child's "aunty" while my sister is their "auntie".
>
> In my circle of friends, it seems common for grandparents to have their own
> separate terms.
>
> Interestingly enough, as specific as the aunt/uncle terms are, the lor/tey
> terms are less specific than English.
>
>
>
>> 2. to use the whatever toe.
>> when I was compiling my dictionary, I couldn't understand their
>> usefullness..
>>
>
> Is it the verbs or nouns that bother you?
> Do you feel the same way about the fingers?
>
> English has nouns for all of the fingers: thumb, index/pointer, middle,
> ring, pinky.
> But we don't have official terms for our toes, so people try to awkwardly
> use the finger words and say things like "pinky toe" or "ring toe".
>
> As Klingon is all about the verbs, I see nothing wrong with these words
> existing.
> Especially if we're learning about typing, playing the piano, or other
> finger-heavy activities.
>
> ~naHQun
>
>
> --
> ~Michael Roney, Jr.
> Freelance Translator
>
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