tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 28 18:54:14 1997
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Re: KLBC: suffix on double words
>Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 14:23:23 -0700 (PDT)
>From: [email protected]
>
>on Re: Language jokes show English speaking bias... ~mark says:
>
>>> lutqoq tlhaQ latlh vISampu'
>> We've learned that {latlh} precedes, haven't we?
>> lut tlhaQqoq wa' vItu'pu'
>
>> ~mark
>
>Now I have a question:
>When there is a double word, which word takes the suffix?
>{lut tlhaQ} = joke (funny story)
>jokes (plural) = {lutmey tlhaQ} or {lut tlhaQmey} ?
Like I said in the post you quoted, only type-5 suffixes migrate to the
describing verb. "lutmey tlhaQ", "funny stories."
~mark