tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 21 06:45:41 1995
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Re: jIlIH(')egh, etc.
On Tue, 21 Nov 1995, Christian Matzke wrote:
> Similar question: what plural suffix should be used on qa' (spirit)?
> qa'pu' fits with the Klingon idea that the body is merely a shell,
> while the true person is the spirit.
> qa'Du' works since the spirit is part of the person.
> qa'mey seems as wrong IMO. Anyone else have a suggestion?
>
> maSqa'
Well, if the body is merely a shell, then any body part is a part of the
shell, while the spirit is not--it is the true person, then you'd have to
use -pu'. -Du' would be wrong. IMHO. (Am I making sense here, or
rambling? ;)
I guess the test is: Can we say that a spirit is a being which uses language?
tlheghmeQ