RE: KLBC: {'ej},{qoj},{pagh} + {-bogh}

[eric.andeen@autodesk.com]

'ISqu':
> Can {'ej},{qoj}{pagh} be used to join two {-bogh} clauses modifying 
> the same head noun?

DloraH: 
> Yes, these are the right ones.

taD:
> We also have the example:
> {yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI' Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw}
> from the Klingon Anthem.
>
> This example uses {je} instead of {'ej} presumably because it 
> either "sounds" better in this song, or because the song is 
> traditional and uses unusual grammar from the time/place it was 
> originally written.

There is an alternative interpretation: <yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI'> may be missing a conjunction entirely, with <je> acting as an adverbial after the second verb. In any case, it is a song, so a little bit of nonstandard grammar is not unreasonable to make it fit nicely to the tune.

pagh