tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 21 01:30:32 1997
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Hol chenmoHwi'pu' (was: Re: KLBC: insulting)
- From: "Anthony.Appleyard" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Hol chenmoHwi'pu' (was: Re: KLBC: insulting)
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:30:08 GMT
- Organization: Materials Science Centre
- Priority: normal
Qov wrote:-
> No one here predicted using jIH as the possessive for nouns of relative
> position (i.e. we must say {jIH Dung} not {DungwIj} for "the area above
> me.") and I don't remember ever hearing anyone doubt that possessive
> suffixes could be used on such nouns. ...
Sorry: but please what is the printed source reference for that rule?
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> This exercise and analysis has been done several times ... When we find
> groups of words that seem to be similar and have similar meanings we
> unfortunately can't test our theories by examining ancient Klingon writings.
> We could ask Marc, but he'd just smile and say "interesting, isn't it?"
Tolkien 'oHbe' Okrand'e'. Middle Earth (= botlh tera') nganpu' HolmeyDaj
chenmoHtaHDI' Tolkien, bIHvaD Hol qun "Sor" tIn Qatlh chenmoH. OkrandvaD
Dajbe'law' rurbogh Hol qunmey.