tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jun 08 10:49:45 2002
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RE: Elizabeth chin (was: RE: cha'DIch KLBC rI')
> {Brisbane}Daq {Australia}Daq jIyIn
> I live in Brisbane Australia
Is Australia in Brisbane, or is Brisbane in Australia?
AustraliaDaq BrisbaneDaq ...
/jIyIn/, altho correct, we have another word that is more appropriate for
this use; Dab "Dwell in, reside at".
The place of dwelling is the direct object of /Dab/ so the suffix -Daq is
not required. Because there is a direct object, we need the prefix that
implies an object, vI-. And without the -Daq suffixes, "Australia Brisbane"
acts as a standard noun-noun grouping.
Australia Brisbane vIDab.
I reside at Brisbane of Australia.
DloraH, BG