tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 21 14:06:38 1995
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Re: jIlIH(')egh, etc.
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: jIlIH(')egh, etc.
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:06:53 -0500
[ghIH 'Iw 'ej *sex-appeal* lughajbe' lomDu']
peHruS writes:
>I've seen before {lommey}, not {lomDu'}. Should the body part suffix be
>affixed to corpses?
"Mu." That's zen-speak for "I unask the question." I'd leave off the
plural suffix completely in this sentence: {*sex-appeal* ghajbe' lom}
In general, however, I'd tend not to refer to body parts from separate
bodies with the suffix {-Du'} unless they were participating in some
coordinated activity. Unless the corpses were somehow animated, I would
use {-mey} when specifically talking about more than one.
>Similar question: what plural suffix should be used on qa' (spirit)?
>qa'pu' fits with the Klingon idea that the body is merely a shell,
>while the true person is the spirit.
>qa'Du' works since the spirit is part of the person.
>qa'mey seems as wrong IMO. Anyone else have a suggestion?
The spirit is definitely NOT a part of the body. The body is what is
left after the spirit departs; the spirit is what can use language. So
I think {qa'pu'} is the best choice.
Spirits are people; bodies are merely things.
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj