tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 22 23:28:22 1997

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Re: KBLC: ah-ha!



At 19:29 97-10-22 -0700, Qermaq wrote:
}ghItlh muHwI':
}
}>I've been thinking about this a lot, but if you say {HIja'} (tell me)
}>wouldn't "me" be the thing being told?
}>{lut vIja'} I tell a story [story I-it tell]
}>{lut qaja'} I tell you a story [story I-you tell]
}>{qaja'} I tell you [I-you tell]
}
}First, apologies to Qov if this is treading on KLBC territory - I won't
}correct, but give a TKD word to ponder.
}
}ja'chuq = discuss (v) - also analyzable as "we tell each other".

jIbepbe'.  memHeyDajvaD chovnatlh QaQ Dachel.

Qov     [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian                 



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