tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 16 13:23:10 1996
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Re: Dr Okrand Speaks -- ben
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>Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 12:15:13 -0800
>From: "Kenneth Traft" <[email protected]>
>
>*******Reply from Dr. Okrand **********
>
>"I am 40 years old" would be expressed as:
>
>loSmaH ben jIboghpu'
>
Excellent! I believe we've been doing this for a long time already! Good
to hear it confirmed.
I must admit I'm also a little puzzled about the perfective aspect; I
wouldn't have expected it. Still, there are some explanations people have
come up with which may work (and though I'm not trying to weasel out of
things, I wouldn't be too surprised if the -pu' here turns out to have been
a mistake on Okrand's part. Of course, I can't assume that and won't be
really upset if it isn't). Very good to hear.
~mark
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