tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 28 00:25:53 1994
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miscellaneous stuff
- From: [email protected] (Mark E. Shoulson)
- Subject: miscellaneous stuff
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 15:55:59 -0500
>From: [email protected] (Amy West)
>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 94 22:12:20 PST
>Where time periods are concerned, I think we do have an example of
>how to say "short". On CK there's the expression, {lenHom} used for
>"short break". Couldn't this also be used with {poH}?
>{poHHom} = brief/short period of time. Wouldn't this also work with
>physical objects as well? {pu'Hom} = small phaser. Granted, it doesn't
>specifically refer to *length*.
Yes and no. You're right that we have "-Hom", and that'll work for lots of
situations, but somehow I don't think that a diminuative ending is really
enough to replace a verb/adjective. We have "nI'" and which aren't
overshadowed by "-'a'", and most other languages with
diminuatives/augmentitives still find time for separate words. Still, for
some things "-Hom" works, but I don't think for everything. On the other
hand, we do have "mach", which may simply be broader in meaning and handle
"short" as well.
~mark