[Tlhingan-hol] Human veQ

[Steven Boozer]

ghunchu'wI':
> {lupwI'} is always going to be strongly associated with [paid] ground
> transportation for me. Power Klingon calls it a "jitney".  TalkNow
> translates "taxi" as {ra'wI' lupwI'}.

  lupwI' DalIghnIS 
  You must ride the jitney. CK

The difference may be that although jitneys (sometimes called service taxis) usually travel a fixed route, a taxi cab will go wherever you tell (i.e. {ra'} "command") the driver to go.

TalkNow also has {lupwI' mIr} "train" - i.e. a chain of {lupwI'mey} - which makes me think that a {lupwI'} might well be closer in size to a tram or trolley car than an automobile.

> Based on {tepqengwI'} "cargo lift" from the Bird of Prey poster, I use
> {nuvqengwI'} "personnel lift" for elevators.

The old-timers might recall that the old KEVE - the KLI's "Klingon Educational Virtual Environment" MUSH - used *{lengbogh pa'} for "elevator, turbolift".  This was probably modelled on {tojbogh pa'} "holodeck".


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