tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 21 19:29:42 2002
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RE: KLBC: "New York"Daq lengwIj
> My intended meaning, as with the English, was "my best friend". I got
> {jupwI' QaQ law' Hoch QaQ puS} "my friend is the best", and
> then put the -'e' onto jupwI' in
> an attempt to indicate that it's my friend whom I'm talking about -- "my
> friend, who is the best". Perhaps law'/puS can't be used that
> way. Or if it can, maybe I needed a relative clause marker.
>
> Now that I think about it, I probably should have just said {jup
> QaQqu'wI'}.
KGT p202; Close male friend of a male - maqoch
Close female friend of a female - chaj
You could also add the suffix -na' on jup, jupna' "real friend, good
friend".
> chal SIch qachmey; HuDmey rur bIH. 'ej ngechmeyDaq Hurgh.
>
> The buildings reached the sky, like mountains. And in the
> valleys, it was dark.
maj
DloraH, BG