tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 24 01:02:56 1999
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Re: Happy belated birthday
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Happy belated birthday
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 04:02:38 EST
In a message dated 2/24/1999 12:15:56 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< "...For example, in everyday speech, the verb suffix {-jaj}
("may") is used to express the speaker's desire *OR WISH* that
something happen in the future, as in... {jejjaj tajlIj} ("May
your knife be sharp"...)"
Note that Okrand explicitly uses the word "wish" and gives as an
example "May your knife be sharp," and in giving that example he
does NOT place the word with {-jaj} last. You made up this thing
about wishes being "equal" to toasts and ignored the very text
you cited. >>
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HIvqa' veqlargh
jItlhIj
tera'ngan Hol vIlo'taHvIS "toast" rurchu' "wish" 'e' vIyajHa'
peHruS