Re: KBLC: Locatives

[PeHruS9@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/19/2002 4:14:08 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
PeHruS9@aol.com writes:


> For example if I wanted to say "in a cave in the ground" would it be
> > > {yavDaq DISDaq}, 

qechvam qelmeH vay' mIw vIchup:  {yav DISDaq}.  DIS ghajmo' yav, yavDaq 
'oHtaH DIS'e' net Sov.  

rut qaq mIwvam:  yavDaq 'oHbogh DISDaq qaS wanI'.

chovnatlh vImuch:  mu'tlhegh {mIvDaq 'oHtaHbogh vIghro' vIlegh} wIqelDI' "I 
see the cat which is in the hat" 'oS, qar'a'?  'ach mu'tlhegh {mIvDaq 
jIHtaHvIS vIghro' vIlegh} wIqelDI' "I see the cat while I am in the hat" 'oS, 
qar'a'?  ngerHom wejDIch vIQIj:  mu'tlhegh {mIv vIghro' vIlegh} 'oH.  "I see 
the hat's cat" 'oSlaw'.  toH, chay' vIghro' ghajlaH mIv?  Daq 'oSlaw', 
qar'a'?  mIv Daq 'oH vIghro' DaH Quv'e' 'e' 'oS qechvam.

mu'tlhegh {yavDaq DISDaq je jIba'} wIqelDI' "I sit each in a cave and on the 
ground" but not both, because logically I cannot be both places at the same 
time.  'ach mu'tlhegh {yavDaq DISDaq je ba' yaSpu'} wIqelDI' "The officers 
sit both on the ground and in the cave" 'oSlaH.  maj.  mu'tlhegh {yav DISDaq 
ba' yaSpu'} wIqelDI' "The officers sit in the ground's cave" 'oS, qar'a'?  
yavDaq DIS tu'lu' net Sov.  jIjatlhqa':  Daq neH 'oSlaH cha' mu'mey {yav} 
{DIS} je mIr.  vaj, {yav DISDaq jIba'} wIqelDI' "I sit in a cave that is in 
the ground" 'oSbej.  qech pIm 'oSlaHbe', qar'a'?

pechup!

peHruS