tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 12 12:41:39 2000
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RE: HolQeD paqwIj
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: HolQeD paqwIj
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:42:47 -0700
jatlh T'Lod:
>
> In my Linguistics workbook, there is a section concerning
> Klingon. It covers basic sentences, (yaS legh puq, relegh
> maH, etc.) and has a few exercises in it as well. Here they
> are (I must give the data so the questions can be answered):
> 1. puq legh yaS - The officer sees the child.
> 2. yaS leg puq - The child sees the officer.
> 3. puq vIlegh jIH - I see the child.
> 4. jIH mulegh puq - The child sees me.
> 5. puq vIlegh - I see the child.
> 6. mulegh puq - The child sees me.
> 7. puq lulegh yaSpu' - The officers see the child.
> 8. Salegh - I see you (pl.).
> 9. tlhIH Salegh - I see you (pl.).
> 10. Salegh jIH - I see you (pl.).
> 11. relegh - We see you (pl.).
> 12. relegh maH - We see you (pl.).
> 13. yaSpu' legh puq - The child sees the officers.
> 14. jIH tulegh tlhIH - You (pl.) see me.
> 15. nulegh yaSpu' - The officers see us.
> 16. maH nulegh - They see us.
>
> A. Isolate all the morphemes in the data, giving the meaning
> or function of each.
> B. What is the basic sequencing of subject, object, and verb
> in Klingon? Name any Earth languages you are familiar with
> that employ this particular sequencing as a basic word order.
> C. Judging from the data, what elements of a Kliungon
> sentence are optional? Are these same elements optional in
> English? If not, what is it about Klingon grammar that
> allows the omission of these elements? Explain.
> D. Translate into English: tlhIH relegh
> E. Translate into Klingon: The children see the officer.
> Daj. qar qonwI' pabDaj.
Sorry - can't resist the urge to be BG. You have a double possessive here.
Dajqu'. nuqDaq paqvam DaSuq? qon 'Iv? DaH ghoja'!
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