tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 11 14:09:26 2006
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RE: [KLBC] RE: *be'nI'nal
- From: "QeS 'utlh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: [KLBC] RE: *be'nI'nal
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:09:12 +1000
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jIghItlhpu', jIja':
>Because you're talking about two people: {be'nal} "the wife" and {SuvwI'}
>"the warrior". The conjunction {je} makes the two nouns behave as one
>large noun phrase.
mujang DloraH, ja':
>Actually... we don't know if there are ONLY TWO people. Because plural
>suffixes are optional, either or both /be'nal/ and /SuvwI'/ can be plural.
>This could be "wives and warriors". Context would tell.
For my previous message, change "two people" to "at least two people". {{:P
bIlughchu'.
QeS 'utlh
tlhIngan Hol yejHaD pabpo' / Grammarian of the Klingon Language Institute
not nItoj Hemey ngo' juppu' ngo' je
(Old roads and old friends will never deceive you)
- Ubykh Hol vIttlhegh
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