tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 17 21:36:16 1996
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RE: KLBC: Joints
> > Can <-Daq> be used for locating things other than in the "area above" or
> > "area below" and such? Would <DesDaq qIv> be possible for "knee"?
>
> I believe that {-Daq} cannot be used as part of a noun phrase (at least, I
> don't think it has been used that way so far). It functions with the sentence
> as a whole.
So, you're saying we shouldn't break new ground here. OK...
assuming we *wanted* to call the elbow the "knee of the arm", how would
one go about this?
Here's a second try at "elbow":
<DeSDaq SIHwI'>
area of the arm that bends
HIja'? ghobe'?
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