tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 14 18:07:41 2000
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RE: question about /nubwI'/
- From: Eric Andeen <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: question about /nubwI'/
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:06:56 -0700
De'vID:
> Why does /nubwI'/ mean "predecessor"? There's a verb /nub/ "to
> be suspect", but none meaning "to preceed". Is /nubwI'/ = /nub/
> + /-wI'/, the implication being that all predecessors are suspect?
> Or is it just a coincidence?
Look again. Right below <nub> you'll find <nung>. nubbej, qar'a'?
pagh
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