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nuqDaq. Re: Coke Shirt

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: nuqDaq. Re: Coke Shirt
• Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 13:29:58 EDT

In a message dated 2004-07-24 10:07:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> >Since {nuqDaq} already has a type 5 suffix on it, another one, e.g. 
> {-vo'}, 
> >can't be added. 
> 
> What suffix?  *nuqDaq* is a compound noun of *nuq* meaning "what" and *Daq* 
> meaning "site, location" (TKD p181).  There is no suffix here.
> 
> >So how DO we say "where from?"? Just {nuqvo'}? 
> 
> *nuqvo'* would mean "from what?" not "From where?"
> 
> SuSvaj

Except that TKD 6.4 (p. 69) says:
  "The word for <where?,> {nuqDaq,} is actually {nuq} <what?>
followed by the suffix {-Daq} <locative> (see section 3.3.5). As
would any locative phrase (see section 6.1), it comes at the
beginning of the sentence."

lay'tel SIvten

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