tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 09 04:16:11 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Story: ghuv = The Recruit - 47
On Oct 9, 2013, at 12:27 AM, "Robyn Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote:
> naDev cha law' tu'lu'. "There are numerous torpedoes here." Plural cha but
> singular tu'lu' because of how Klingon irregular plurals work.
Reading {law'} here makes me uncomfortable with the singular object. This is a corner of Klingon grammar where my instincts fail me. I don't know whether counted/quantified inherent plurals still construe as singular. I'm pretty sure the question was posed to Marc Okrand, but I don't remember if he gave a clear answer.
I would have phrased the idea in a way that avoids the issue: {naDev law' cha}
-- ghunchu'wI'
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