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Re: taghwI' jIH

sangqar ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

> > > tlhaQ wanI', Sujatlhchuq tlhInganHey SoH je.

> >mu'tlheghlIj Qav vIyajbe'.  "Y'all say to each other, You're apparently a 
> >Klingon, too." (lut
> >vIlaDbe'.  chaq meqvammo' jIyajbe'.)
> 
> trying to say "You and the apparent Klingon speak to each other."

According to MO:

The object of  jatlh "speak" is that which is spoken.  Thus, it's OK to say
"speak a language,"....But it's also OK to say "speak an address, speak a lecture,"....There's 
another wrinkle to this.  The verb jatlh can also be used when
giving direct quotations....(With verbs of saying, such as jatlh, the phrase that is being said or
cited may come before or after the verb.)
   (msn.onstage.startrek.expert.okrand, 29 Jun 1997)

And also:

WM: And a typical direct object of {ja'} would be the person addressed and
    a typical object of the verb {jatlh} would be the thing you say.

MO: The speech event.
   (HolQeD 7:4, p 2-12)

So, as we understand it, {jatlh} has a speech event or language or address or whatever as an 
object, and {ja'} has a person as an object.  So:

Suja'chuq tlhInganHey SoH je
 
> Dar'Qang 

-Sangqar

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