[101791] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Piraha
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Sun Nov 1 15:22:08 2015
To: "tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org"
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From: Lieven <levinius@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 21:22:19 +0100
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> On 11/1/2015 5:49 AM, qunnoQ HoD wrote:
>> 1. a basic rule in Klingon is one main verb per sentence
{mataHmeH maSachnIS} "we must expand to survive", two verbs in one sentence.
>> 2. in Klingon we can't apply multiple adverbs to a single verb
I'm not sure what is considered an adverb, but I think I'd accept {batlh =
nom Soppu'} "He ate quickly with honor"
>> 4. in Klingon we tend to think we can=92t use two adverbs for a single
[...]
> We don't have any evidence I can think of that lets us use two
> adjectival verbs on a single noun.
For the record, we have the somehow poetic and controversial phrase in =
the warriors anthem {yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI'}
> I prefer to make BOTH qualities into relative clauses, for symmetry.
> E.g., {HoSbogh tlhIngan 'ej 'IHbogh} "strong and beautiful Klingon."
I prefer this too.
-- =
Lieven L. Litaer
aka Quvar valer 'utlh
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