tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 23 16:34:43 1999
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Re: qama'
In a message dated 2/22/1999 12:29:37 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< But that same "clear" statement would likely lead me to ask the
question as {nuq DaDab} and not {nuqDaq DaDab}. It is not really
all that clear. I'm okay with it being a little vague. If Okrand
cares to clear this up more, I'll be delighted. Meanwhile, I
don't have the ego to take this on as a personal mission to set
Okrand straight on how his language is supposed to work.
>>
In a prior message from you, you have acknowledged that the word {nuqDaq} is
the word for "where?" It is NOT simply {nuq} plus a locative.
So, the correct question is {nuqDaq DaDab} and the correct answer is {Shannon
vIDab}, without {-Daq}. No further reasoning is required to settle this one.
peHruS