tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 19 10:37:23 1998
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Re: qep'a' word list
- From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: qep'a' word list
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 10:36:53 -0700 (PDT)
---Marian Schwartz wrote:
> In the qep'a' word list, the sentence "nuqDaq > DaDab" is given.
Shouldn't
> that be "nuq DaDab"?
{nuqDaq} is a word in its own right, not {nuq} with a {-Daq} suffix.
If the answer to a question is a location than the question can be
safely formed by replacing the word or words giving the location with
the word {nuqDaq}.
We might have canon with {nuqDaqvo'}, meaning "whence." and
demonstrating that the syllable {Daq} is not as a type 5 suffix. (Do
we, Voragh? Oh canon master, give us the offical uses of {nuqDaq},
please.)
To my mind, {nuq DaDab} might elicit an answer like {juH vIDab}, {raQ
vIDab} (naming an object) while {nuqDaq DaDab} would be answered with
{Canada vIDab}, {Pennsylvania vIDab} (naming a place).
Thank you for scrutinizing the list so carefully.
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