tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 21 20:25:07 1997
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Re: Hol chenmoHwi'pu' (was: Re: KLBC: insulting)
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Hol chenmoHwi'pu' (was: Re: KLBC: insulting)
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 20:25:04 -0800
At 01:39 97-11-21 -0800, you wrote:
} 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?
KGT p. 24. The usage we assumed is classed as regional, and a usage we
didn't suspect is correct ta' Hol.
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian