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(KLBC) {nuq} & {'Iv} as pronouns

• From: Nicolau Rodrigues <[email protected]>
• Subject: (KLBC) {nuq} & {'Iv} as pronouns
• Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:05:10 -0500

I've recently buyed "The grammarian's Desk" by {HoD Qanqor}, and now I begin to understand why does everybody take him as a reference. It's very interesting see him taking clues and getting responses to questions that still now are current.

But there is a chapter ('Iv and nuq as Pronouns) that amazed me. There, basing upon a sentences from the Conversational Klingon tape, Captain Krankor suposes {'Iv} and {nuq} to be a pro to be-verb, so they can 
mean "who is" and "what is". Later, he applies some verb suffixes to them to make examples. (pages 24, 25 of TGD)

I have'nt see never this usage, so I guess {HoD Qanqor}'s supposition is wrong. But I'm willing to know : why?, what did Okrand answered to him about this question? and where did his response appeared?

Also, did somebody noted that if our Captain is right, it would cause {tlhIngan Hol} to be very similar to Salish languages? Which are the American Indian languages that Okrand studied?

Thanks, ghaHbe'wI'


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