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Re: *nuqDaqvo'

Lieven L. Litaer ([email protected])

• From: "Lieven L. Litaer" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: *nuqDaqvo'
• Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:30:43 +0200
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Am Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:43:14 EDT hat <[email protected]> 
geschrieben:

> If TKD didn't explicitly state that {nuqDaq} is {nuq} plus the type 5 
> noun suffix {-Daq}, I would have no trouble accepting it as a compound 
> noun, capable of taking any other suffixes.  As it is, I don't see how we 
> can get around it, until/unless contrary canon comes along.
> lay'tel SIvten

Just look at some terran language, for instance turkish:

ne = nuq (q. what?)
re/ra = Daq (n. place)
-de/da = -Daq (locative suffix)
-den/dan  = -vo' (from-suffix)
bu = this
o = that

these syllables can be found in many words:

where?          nerede (lit. nuqDaqDaq)
wherefrom?      nereden (lit. nuqDaqvo')
whatfrom? why?  neden (lit. nuqvo')
here            burada (lit. DaqvamDaq)
from here       buradan (lit. Daqvamvo')
to here         buraya (lit. DaqvamvaD)
over there      orada (lit. DaqvetlhDaq)
to there        oraya (lit. DaqvetlhvaD)

I'm not saying that MO did it the same way, but the paralells are 
interesting, especially between "-da" and "-Daq". (possible pun?)

:-)

PS: compare "Qo'noStayim" (turkish) and {Qo'noSDaq jIH}.  ;-)

Quvar.

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