tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 21 08:58:43 2010
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Re: jatlh vs. ja'
- From: MorphemeAddict <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: jatlh vs. ja'
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:57:53 -0500
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To me it's all about the kind of object I want the verb to have. If I want
to mention the audience spoken to (patient), I use {ja'}. If I want to
mention the spoken utterance or language itself (focus), then I use {jatlh}.
lay'tel SIvten
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Lieven Litaer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hehee,
>
> I thought about this small "mistake" right after I sent the message. :-)
>
> The original joke actually uses {tlhob} "ask" and {jang} "answer".
>
> ghItlh SuStel:
> > Anyway, this is just the way I see it, and I feel compelled every couple
> > of years to bring it up.
>
> I do not intend to flatter you, but I also tend to use {ja'} more like
> "report" or "tell a story", while {jatlh} is the "action of talking".
>
> Quvar.
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