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KLBC: meaning of first person in plural (maH)

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• Subject: KLBC: meaning of first person in plural (maH)
• Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 14:14:52 -0400 (EDT)

In TKD, we are taught that the pronoun for "we" or "us" is "maH".

But this can have two meanings (this distinction does exist in some Terran
languages) :
1 - me and you (and possibly other persons with any of us),
2 - me and the persons with me, but NOT you (nor any persons with you).

For example, "We have to go now" may imply "you're coming with me/us" or
"we'll meet again some other time (you're staying here)".
Due to the fighting mood of the Klingons, I am inclined to think option 2 is
the
right one. I guess I can get the answer by reading some Klingon, but let me
learn the basics first! I'd like some clarification about this.

Qapla'  --  HdW

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