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Re: Klingon WOTD: mojaq (n)

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: mojaq (n)
• Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:12:06 EDT

In a message dated 2004-08-13 3:08:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> *perhaps* {mojaq} means "(verb) suffix" - 
> based purely on the similar ending of {moHaq} - and {mojaQ} "(noun) 
> suffix".  Just because we use the same word "suffix" for both nouns and 
> verbs doesn't mean that Klingon grammarians do.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Voragh
> 

That would be a useful distinction and it would be nice for both words to 
have a useful and distinct meaning, but it would also mean there would be no term 
left to cover *both* types of suffix at the same time.

lay'tel SIvten

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