tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 14 20:16:38 1996
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Re: asking
In a message dated 96-03-13 17:51:26 EST, ter'eS writes:
>I still have this nagging feeling that Okrand really does intend for {tlhob}
>to mean "asking for (an action to be performed)" and some other word
>(maybe {yu'} to mean "asking (about the truth of something)". I'm thinking
>now of the words for "Yes" and "No". It seems to me that {lu'/luq} and
>{Qo'} are intended as "Yes" and "No" replies to requests ("Yes (I will),
>"No (I won't)), while {Hija'/HISlaH} and {ghobe'} are supposed to answer
>questions of fact ("Yes (it's true), "No (it's false)"). I note also
>that {Qo'} was introduced in the Addendum, the same place that we find
>the redefinition of {tlhob}.
>
>
{qoy'} = beg, plead (for something?)
{poQ} = demand (seems transitive to me); I use this word for ordering dinner,
too.
{yu'} = interrogate, question (probably enemy prisoners, etc.)
{tlhob} = ask (a question), request (information)
{neH} = want, desire
In conclusion, I, too, see {tlhob} as "ask" and would like to look more
carefully at {qoy'} and {poQ}.
peHruS