tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 31 13:34:55 1998
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FAQ pong (v) (was re:verbs of saying)
- From: "qe'San - Jon Brown" <[email protected]>
- Subject: FAQ pong (v) (was re:verbs of saying)
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:35:07 -0700 (PDT)
Am I correct?? (see below quote)
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(charghwI', Sun, 14 May 95)
We don't really know how to handle verbs like pong, since
they require two objects. The subject is the one who is naming
or calling. One object is the person being named and the other
object is the name. The closest I can come to using this verb is
something like charghwI' mupong tlhInganpu'. Still, this is
awkward and doesn't work very well when you try to introduce
a friend. (Just try it.) "You can call my friend 'Holtej'." Most
people fall back to using the noun form. jupwI' pong 'oH
Holtej'e'.
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I assume, "You can call my friend 'Holtej'." would be:
jupwI'vaD Holtej DaponglaH
(I only added {-laH} as 'can' was used but is it really applicable in
this instance)
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