tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 07 12:44:15 2001
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Re: no'
- From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: no'
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:41:32 -0700 (PDT)
> which suffix would be used for "my ancestors"?
>
> a [tuq] is not capable of language.
> a [mangghom] is not capable of language.
>
> on which side does [no'] fall?
That no' refers to a group does not contradict using -wI'. After all,
you would use -wI' with any regular plural noun, if the singular
referred to a person. Example: loDnI'pu'wI'
That no' refers to a person who may be long dead doesn't strike me as a
problem. They were capable of using language when they were alive, and
we are not talking about the dust they have become.
I agree with tuqwIj and mangghomraj. I think qorDu'maj, is correct,
too, but in conversation I bet I say qorDu'ma'.
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