tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jan 12 12:46:44 2000
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Re: HolQeD paqwIj
nuqDaq 'oH "Double possessive"'e'? paqmey ngevbogh yejHaD qach vISuqta'.
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From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 3:42 PM
Subject: RE: HolQeD paqwIj
> 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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