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RE: KLBC: Verbs of Speaking (was: Re: *Egypt* Hol navmey)



jIjatlh quljIb:

>> On the same thread: I oft use {jIghItlh quljIb} when quoting
>> myself in my posts. Is {ghItlh} considered a "verb of
>> speaking" when used this way. IOW, does it act the same way
>> as {jatlh}, {ja'}, and {jang}?

jatlh pagh:
> If I remember correctly, Okrand has said the <jatlh> and <ja'> are pretty
> much the only verbs of speaking. None of the other verbs related to
> speaking, like <ghItlh>, <jach>, <tlhup>, <jang>, etc. work like <jatlh> or
> <ja'>.

So then if I were to write the following:

jIghItlh quljIb:
bla, bla, bla, bla...

That would be grammatically incorrect?


-quljIb



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