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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: wej

De'vID (de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com) 

On 7 April 2015 at 16:57, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
> Anthony:
>>> That would likely cause confusion with {wej} = "3".
>
> There's a good parallel with English "two, to, too" which are pronounced alike but rarely confused. (Also "not, knot, naught/nought" from the definition come to think of it!)
>
> As always... context, context, context!

wej SuvwI' vIlegh.
I don't see the warrior(s) yet.
OR: I see three warriors.

wej wa' SuvwI' vIlegh.
I don't see one warrior yet.
OR: I see the flavour warrior.

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De'vID

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