tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 12 09:50:22 1995
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Re: Translation request
> David Barron:
> qatlh rejmorgh jIHnIS'a'
>
> ~mark:
> >Ugh.
ghunchu'wI':
> Not to mention the simultaneous (mis)use of {qatlh} and {-'a'}.
Hmmm, is the simultaneous use of question words and /-'a'/ actually
forbidden? Krankor and I were just talking about this Friday
night. There's at least one circumstance where I can imagine them used
together.
speaker A: (mumble garble gurgle) DaneH'a'?
speaker B: nuq vIneH'a'?
Granted, this is a question which requires an explanation, not a yes/no
question, but it's not flatly ungrammatical becuase of the co-occurrence.
I'd probably wince with pain, if I heard someone saying /nuq DaSov'a'/?
Under my breath, I'd mutter "tera'ngan!". But it's not ungrammatical.
--Holtej