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Re: mI'mey 'ay'mey

ngabwI' ([email protected])

• From: "ngabwI'" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: mI'mey 'ay'mey
• Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:07:50 -0400
• References: <[email protected]>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: mI'mey 'ay'mey


> In a message dated 2004-09-13 8:48:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
>> (Also, does <ngaj> apply to words?  When one says that
>> words are "short", is one speaking of their stature or their
>> duration?)

maSovchu'be'.
We don't know, exactly. Until we do, use this as you feel it should be used. 
I would have no problem with you describing a word as {ngaj}, because words 
are meant to be spoken, and so occupy a certain amount of time. I would 
think this also carries over to the written form.

--ngabwI'
Beginners' Grammarian
Klingon Language Institute
http://kli.org
HovpoH 702041.4 

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