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Re: Analysis of {mo'taq lut}



Jeremy Cowan <[email protected]> wrote (Subject: Re: Analysis of
{mo'taq lut}):-
> > *  latlh jeychugh SuvwI' 'ach batlh ghajbe' vaj yay tu'be'lu'
> > @ If warrior defeat another but not have (with) honor,
> > @ one not find warrior's victory / then one not find victory
> > === Homophone ambiguity between the 2 meanings of {vaj}.

> vaj ... between two sentences causes some confusion. It was intended to be
> the subject of the preceding verb, not the possessor of the following noun.
> Anybody know how to clear this up?

Try {latlh jeychugh SuvwI' 'ach batlh ghajbe' vaj, yay tu'be'lu'.}
with a comma to separate the clauses.


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