tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 05 19:08:13 2002
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RE: KLBC: {'ej},{qoj},{pagh} + {-bogh}
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- Subject: RE: KLBC: {'ej},{qoj},{pagh} + {-bogh}
- Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:08:01 -0800
'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