tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 09 06:08:32 2004
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Re: Newcomer Question: Number-Forming Suffixes
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From: "Daniel Abraham" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 6:52 AM
Subject: Newcomer Question: Number-Forming Suffixes
> Hello,
>
> My name is Daniel, and I'm new to this list... Well, I've been lurking
here
> for some time, though this is the first time I'm posting something here.
Welcome to the list, bIjaj! I am ngabwI', the current Beginners' Grammarian.
Since you've been lurking awhile, you probably know who I am, and know my
spiel, so I'll spare you. }}: )
On to your question...
> Anyway, the reason I'm writing is this: as mentioned in the TKD, the
number
> suffixes {-SaD} and {-SanID} are used in roughly the same frequency.
> However, I seem to remember a later resource saying something about young
> Klingons preferring one of them over the over...? I assumed that such a
> thing will be found in the KGT if at all, but I haven't been able to find
> such a paragraph there.
Nor I. In fact, I cannot find any occurence of either version of "thousand"
anywhere in KGT. Perhaps a certain Grammarian with a vast database of canon
can help us out? }}; )
--ngabwI'
Beginners' Grammarian,
Klingon Language Institute
http://kli.org/
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