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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] emphasizing noun suffixes

SuStel ([email protected])



On 6/25/2014 5:39 AM, Lieven wrote:
The word {jaghpu'na'} could mean "definitely enemies" (that is, there's
no question that those people you're talking about are enemies and not
friends or neutral parties or whatever), but, in the proper context, it
could also mean "definitely (several or a lot of) enemies," focusing on
the group or plurality.

{-na'} is a confirmation that everything to the left of it accurately describes the thing. This includes any plural suffix. {jaghpu'na'} "the word {jaghpu'} is definitely the correct word for this concept" confirms that the {-pu'} belongs. In cases where there's no need to confirm that {jagh} is the right noun, but where the difference between {wa' jagh} and {jaghpu'} is in question, {jaghpu'na'} will obviously have the effect of confirming the questionable {-pu'} part.

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