tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 11 06:05:34 1995
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Re: HolQeD 3.4. -wI'
On Tue, 10 Jan 1995, David Barron wrote:
> I would like your opinion on Prochel's proclaimation that -wI'
> can be added to a verb to mean "one who is" as in HeghwI' "dead man".
>
> Do you feel this is acceptable tlhIngan Hol?
>
> tlhIngan Hol: ~markDaq charghwI'Daq, chay' Qap "-wI'"?
> wot HochvaD -wI' chellaH vay'?
Dave Sturm feels that it is *acceptable* usage of >-wI'<. >-wI'< seems to
be clearly defined as "one who verbs" or "that which verbs". I'd contend
that based on >pujwI'< "weakling" being listed by itself in TKD is enough
to confirm Mr. Proechel's conclusion. I would say that his >*chISwI'< is
a better example, as I tend to agree with his comment that some may feel
>HeghwI'< would literally mean "one who dies" or "one who is dying". Of
course to a Klingon, dying is equivalent to being dead. It's the
honorable thing to do. :-)
>tlhIngan Hol<
>//luq// ja' qembeltaS<