tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 26 21:09:13 1997
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Re: KLBC: -vaD
>> buQlu'mo' Sormey Sormey vI'oSmeH jIjatlh
>> "Because the trees are threatened, for the purpose of representing the
>> trees, I speak." I wind up with {-meH} on 'oS again ("in order to
>> represent"), and now I've got two {Sormey} together, which sounds
>> silly! I apparently fail to understand some elementary concept here!
>
>Well, the reason the two Sormey are right next to each other is
>because the first one is in the wrong place. Remember that
>{-lu'} means indirect SUBJECT. That means that {Sormey} cannot
>be the SUBJECT of {buQlu'mo'}. And if it is not the SUBJECT of
>buQlu'mo', then why does it follow it?
Sormey buQlu'mo Sormey vIjatlh vI'oSmeH
"Because they (indefinite) threaten the trees, I speak for the trees
for the purpose of representing them."
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Scott D. Randel
tera'ngan thlIngan Hol ghojwI'