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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] The Legend of Gorath part 3

Brad Wilson ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

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<div><font face="arial">I'm not completely clear on which speech verbs use 'e' and which do not.</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">Does it depend on whether it's directly quoted speech or not.</font></div>

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<div><font face="arial">{yIH vImuS ja'} "I hate tribbles, he said"</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">{yIH muS 'e' ja'} "He said that he hates tribbles"</font></div>

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<div><font face="arial">Regarding noun-noun constructions, it would seem that a possessive should goes on the 2nd noun. {'Iw HIqDaj} sounds so much more correct than the macabre {'IwDaj HIq}.</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">I had written {HoSwIJ Hoch} but perhaps {HoS HochwIj} is more correct?</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">About the alternative {HoSwIj naQ}. Does the possessive go on the noun like that, or on the verb-adjective as in {HoS naQwIj} ?</font></div>

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<div><font face="arial">&gt;&gt; pe'vIl roS jIvang.</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">&gt; The purpose of {roS} here isn't clear</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">I have from HQ 10.2 that {pe'vIl roS} is an adverbial idiom to convey agile, nimble or spry.</font></div>

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<div><font face="arial">Given that, I do prefer your rendering with nouns - the repetition is quite satisfying.</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">&gt; SIQmeH Seghchaj 'Iq DowIj, 'Iq laHwIj, 'Iq QobwIj</font></div>

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<div><font face="arial">I take your point about my use of {tlhop'a'}.</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">Are there any restrictions to placing noun suffixes on pronouns?</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">Could I say {SoH'a' tlhop} "in front of your greatness"?</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">How about belittling someone with {-Hom} on a pronoun?</font></div>

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<div><font face="arial">&gt;&gt; HoSghajchu' 'e' vIvItchugh</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">I think what I meant to say was {HoSghajchu' 'e' DavItchugh}&nbsp;</font><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt;">"If you tell the truth that he is so powerful"</span></div>

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<div><font face="arial">You suggested {HoSghajchu' 'e' vIvoqchugh}, but {voq} doesn't sit quite right with me. How about {HoSghajchu' 'e' vIHarchugh} ?</font></div>

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<div><font face="arial">As always, murach QaHlIj.</font></div>

<div><font face="arial">gheyIl</font></div>
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