Re: Vulcan lang question (IDIC)
Marketa J Zvelebil 
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:41:26 +0000

> : Actually, I believe that we (correct me if I'm wrong anyone) regard
> : t'triahve as the Vulcan "translation". "Infinite diversity, in infinite
> : combinations" simply comes closest in English to translating this
> : complex one word concept in Vulcan.
> :
> : Rob Z.
> 
> Agreed.  T'triahve is Vulcan for the concept of IDIC as a whole (like
> kolinahr,
> c'thia or arie'mnu), but I understood the original poster as wanting to
> translate the phrase "from infinite diversity, infinite combinations" into
> Vulcan -- which is not something we're able to do at this point for lack of
> vocabulary.
> 


OK - If you want it literelly then here it is:

Infinite diversity (in) infinite combination

k'lalatar prkori k'lalatar prnak'lirli

Source : Private communication with Vulcan informer.

Marketa

(P,S) words have been added to dictionary on html.)

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