tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 18 08:35:21 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'Iv
> Klingon word: 'Iv
> Part of speech: ques
> Definition: who?
yaS legh 'Iv
Who sees the officer? TKD
'Iv legh yaS
Whom does the officer see? TKD
SoH 'Iv
Who are you? CK
SoH 'Iv jay'
[Who the $%^& are you? (untr.)] ST6
Any interesting examples of {'Iv} from the paq'batlh?
TKD 69: For {'Iv} who? and {nuq} what? the question word fits in the position that would be occupied by the answer.
SuStel [date?]: Okrand has explained that the question word {nuq} can be used as a pronoun in "to be" sentences. His example is {yIH nuq} "What is a tribble?" CK has a sentence, {nuq mI'lIj, tera'ngan} "What is your number, Terran?" Apparently, {nuq} can go on either side of the noun. TKD 69 shows that {'Iv} and {nuq} function in the same way.
(Captain Krankor, "'Iv and nuq as Pronouns", "The Grammarian's Desk", HQ [issue?]: p.24-25)
Remember, categories such as pronoun, question word, adverbial, and the like
are convenient classification added by Terran scholars. Klingon grammarians
classify all such words as {chuvmey}, leftovers. So, {jIH}, {SoH}, and {maH}
are the same type of words as {'Iv} and {nuq} and it would seem completely
reasonable for them to behave similarly.
N.B. Do not confuse with the nouns {'Iv} "altitude" and {'IvtIH} "hip [body part]".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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