tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 22 04:51:22 1995
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Re: verbs and nouns
ghItlhpu' Guido:
> charghwI'vo':
>
> >I don't know of any polysyllobic verb stems in Klingon. There
> >are many polysyllabic nouns and chuvmey, but verb stems are
> >always monosyllabic.
>
> Actually, don't forget about {HoSghaj}, {ghIpDIj}, and {He'So'}. These are
> the three polysyllabic verbs I'm aware of. I'm not sure whether there's more,
> but I doubt it.
As charghwI' mentioned in the rest of his post, most of the polysyllabic verbs
are not bare verb stems, they are compound. {HoSghaj} is a combination of
{ghaj}, a simple verb, and {HoS}, in this case the noun. {He'So'} would seem to
be taken from {He'}. {ghIpDIj}, a true exception, is probably unique because of
its signifigance in Klingon culture.
> Guido
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