No, none of those is a replacement proverb.
In Klingon circles, a 'replacement proverb' (qa'meH vIttlhegh) is uttered by a person immediately after he feels he has lost honor, e.g., by committing a gaff in public, and thus attempts to regain his honor.
Examples from "Power Klingon", an audio cassette by Marc Okrand, include:
DopDaq qul yIchenmoH QobDI' ghu'
Set fire on the side when there is danger.
reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'
A great warrior is always prepared.
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'
Only fools laugh while warriors die.
HIvqa' veqlargh
The Fek'lhr strikes again.
The replacement proverbs are basically interchangeable; any one can be used on any occasion when it is felt necessary. The literal meanings are also completely irrelevant. Replacement proverbs are similar to apologies in other cultures.
stevo
(aka lay'tel SIvten)
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Luke Bergen
<lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
hmm, I assume that by "Klingong replacement proverbs" you mean (for example) some of the entires here: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Klingon_proverbs
lo ba'e bajra nanmu cu kakne lo nu ka'argau lo voki'o galxe ze'i lo pa nicte
Just a thought.
Translate Klingon replacement proverbs into Lojban.
Curiouser and curiouser.
stevo
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