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RE: KLBC (Halloween 2)



lab SIHwI':

> tera'Daq, qaSDI' tera' DIS wa'maH jaj wejmaH wa', yupma' 

Should be <jar>, not <DIS>. See below.

> lulop tera'nganpu'.
> <Halloween> lupong.
> taQ yupma'vam tIghmey.
> jech'egh tera'ngan puqpu'.
> lojmItlIj lughoS 'ej lumup.

I think <qIp> is better than <mup> here. Think of <mup> of what the hammer
does to the nail, and <qIp> of what the person holding the hammer does to
the nail.

> DapoSmoHDI' vaj jach "trick or treat!".

Interesting use of <vaj>. I tend to think <vaj> is not used with <-DI'>
clauses, but it is certainly open to interpretation either way. I am
considering writing a short bit for HolQeD on the subject.

> SoHvaD vImugh.
> OH <nobHom junobQo'chugh vaj  pIbechmoH.  yIwIv!>'e'.

What is <OH>? I think you can just say <... vImugh: <...>>. The 'oH <...>'e'
bit really doesn't work.

The sentence inside is great. I don't think <yIwIv> is really necesary,
though.

> yuch luneHlaw'.
> yuch DanobQo'chugh vaj juHlIj luQIH.
> tIghvam lutIvqu' tera'nganpu' nen.

lutIv'a' tera'nganpu' nen? chaq lutIv 'op. vItIvchu'be' jIH. 'ach lutIvqu'
Hoch tera'nganpu' nenbe' net Sov.

> mISmoH Human tIghmey, qar'a'?
> 
> 
> I included your date sentence, but hav a question about it.  
> If I understand it correctly, you are saying "in the Terran 
> year, the 10th month, 31st day..." then shouldn't the word 
> <jar> be included?  Something like this: <...tera' DIS *jar* 
> wa'maH jaj wejmaH wa'...>.

jagh DajeymeH nIteb yISuvrup. I should have used <jar>, not <DIS>.

> Whether the steps were clear or not, I thought writing them 
> out was good practice.
> 
> My take on "trick or treat" was inspired by something 
> charghwI' wrote about "coffe or tea" being offered in a 
> restaurant. I thought of a "treat" as a "small gift", 
> then used my chocolate sentence to explain what kind of 
> gift they want.

Works for me.


pagh
Beginners' Grammarian



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