tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 11 23:43:44 1995
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Re: HolQeD 3.4. -wI'
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: HolQeD 3.4. -wI'
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:45:38 MEZ
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>; from "David Barron" at Jan 11, 95 6:51 pm
- Mailer: Elm [revision: 66.25]
David Barron jabbI'IDvam wIHevpu':
> My main concern is with putting -wI' on stative verbs like / chISwI' / to
> mean "white person".
>
> Yes, Prochel is correct in saying that the list of Klingon affixes at the
> end of TKD says / -wI' / can mean "one who is." But I would think this
> MIGHT be an oversight on Okrands part. *OR* it is an oversight that
> Okrand didnt mention it when describing / -wI' / in 4.1.9 and 3.2.2.
>
> Either way I want to be certain.
>
chIS means "to be white", so one who "does be white" is
someone who "is white", no?
I think, that's the reason why "one who is" doesn't appear
in 4.1.9 and 3.2.2. That it appears in the list of suffixes
might be for convenience.
Marc 'Doychlangan'
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