tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 22 20:18:37 1997
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RE: KLBC: nuqneH and jatlh
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: nuqneH and jatlh
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 97 03:15:51 UT
[email protected] on behalf of Neal Schermerhorn wrote:
> In the case you responded to, it was misused. A person approached by someone
> would say nuqneH - a person requesting a conversation would likely say
> qajatlh, I speak with you.
In fact, we're not so sure that this means "I speak with you." Since TKD has
"speak" and not "speak with" in its definition of {jatlh}, I'd say this should
be
SoHvaD jIjatlh
I speak to you.
This is not a *proven* case, but in canon we've only ever seen a language
{Hol} be the object of the verb {jatlh}. {qajatlh} would mean that I speak
you, a language.
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SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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