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RE: body parts

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: body parts
• Date: Thu, 26 Jun 97 00:04:38 UT

jatlh peHruS:

> << ghoDaq poSlIj ghop yIlan
>   ghovo' poSlIj ghop yIlel
>   ghoDaq poSlIj ghop yIlanqa' 'ej joqchu'taHvIS pebel >>
> 
> I assume this is the version of Hokey Pokey sung by MO himself.

The Hokey Pokey at qep'a' wejDIch was sung in English, with appropriate 
Klingon words for body parts thrown in.

> So far on
> this listserv I have only seen {poS} and {nIH} with N4s affixed.
> 
> But, in that each is a Noun, why can they not stand alone in possessing a
> Noun in the second position.  This results in:  {SopmeH poS ghop lo'be'
> tlhIngan SuvwI'vetlh}.  Must we use {poSDaj} instead?

Without an example in canon, there's just no way to tell.  I could see either 
{poSDaj ghop} "his left side's hand," or {poS ghop} "the left side's hand," or 
even {poS ghopDaj} "his hand of the left side" as possibly correct.  We just 
need some samples from native Klingons.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97483.9

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