tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Oct 01 19:35:22 1996
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RE: KLBC: Klingon toast
>OK, so I'm confused. the noun suffix for possesion [-lI'] is explained
>in TKD page 25, as used "When the noun being possessed refers to a >being capable
>of using language..." It does not say 'When the noun being possessed
>*IS* a being capable of using language'.
>In [qamDU'lIjDaq] [qam] are supposedly the feet of a being capable of
>using language so, ie. the feet *refer* to a being capable of using >language,
>so shouldn't the suffix be [-lI'] not [-lIj] ?
Ok, I'll take a shot at this. The way I understand it, the feet
themselves (the noun being possessed) are not capable of using language,
which is why I used *-lIj*.
On page 30, there is the following phrase:
qamDu'wIjDaq
at my feet
Here the suffix *-wIj* is used, which is the normal suffix meaning my,
and hence my phrase...
Kreth
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