Comments: THE STORY OF PU.

I'm glad you link to Nicholas, as I always thought you and him may share a few things (I probably said that here before).

Posted by Jimmy Ho at September 20, 2005 07:40 AM

While going at it, I would have added a sixth (or, rather, a zeroeth) summary, consisting of just one word: pu!

Posted by dimrub at September 20, 2005 07:41 AM

(Those interested in artificial languages will also benefit greatly from visiting his site; among other, he is an important figure of the Klingon community; reading him made me more understanding of that field.)

Posted by Jimmy Ho at September 20, 2005 07:45 AM

Really? He should also write a thesis on the History of the Klingon suffix -pu'! ;)

Posted by Justin at September 20, 2005 11:54 AM

or the Yan-nhangu suffix -bu/-pu!

Posted by claire at September 20, 2005 02:32 PM

taH pagh taHbe'. DaH mu'tlheghvam vIqelnIS.

"Whether 'tis nobler...", etc.

Posted by Jimmy Ho at September 20, 2005 06:20 PM

And just to make it clear, since it is not written on the HTML page: it is που.

Posted by Jimmy Ho at September 21, 2005 08:08 AM

Nick's actually one of the reasons I'm as interested in linguistics as I am today; he's an excellent teacher and as far as I can tell an all-round great guy. (He's also the only person who might still have a copy of my Klingon translation of a certain Coleridge poem.)

Posted by Matt at September 22, 2005 03:54 AM

Something tells me it wasn't "This Lime-tree Bower My Prison."

Posted by language hat at September 22, 2005 09:03 AM