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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Affix of the Day: -mey
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karen Alessio)
Wed Nov 11 11:09:36 2015
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:08:47 -0500
From: Karen Alessio <karenalessio@gmail.com>
To: Fatairae <fatairae@gmail.com>
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I think it is because a family is a group, which is a thing, not a single
sentient entity...
On Nov 11, 2015 10:58 AM, "Fatairae" <fatairae@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, point I've been confused on.
>
> qorDu'mey : families
> Or,
> qorDu'pu' : families
>
>
> The practice lessons list "qorDu'wIj" as "my family", which indicates
> families are considered an object or unit, rather then a being capable of
> speaking. I can accept that (and the interesting cultural concepts it
> engenders), but is it right?
> Or, is family one of those implicit plurals, and you can't express a group
> of families directly?
>
> On Nov 11, 2015, at 10:01, Michael Roney, Jr. <nahqun@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Klingon Affix of the Day for Wednesday, November 11, 2015
>
> Klingon affix: -mey
> Part of speech: Type 2 Noun Suffix
> Definition: plural (general)
> Source: TKD
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">I think it is because a family is a group, which is a thing,=
not a single sentient entity...</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Nov 11, 2015 10:58 AM, "Fatairae" &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fatairae@gmail.com">fatairae@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<=
br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><d=
iv>So, point I've been confused on.</div><div><br></div><div>qorDu'=
mey : families</div><div>Or,</div><div>qorDu'pu' : families</div><d=
iv><br></div><div><br></div><div>The practice lessons list "qorDu'=
wIj" as "my family", which indicates families are considered=
an object or unit, rather then a being capable of speaking.=C2=A0 I can ac=
cept that (and the interesting cultural concepts it engenders), but is it r=
ight?<br></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Or=
, is family one of those implicit plurals, and you can't express a grou=
p of families directly?</span></div><div><br>On Nov 11, 2015, at 10:01, Mic=
hael Roney, Jr. <<a href=3D"mailto:nahqun@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">n=
ahqun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:12.8px">Klingon Affix of the Day for Wednesday, November 11=
, 2015</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px">=
<span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Klingon affix: -mey</span><br style=3D"fon=
t-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Part of speech: Type 2 Noun=
Suffix</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8p=
x">Definition: plural (general)</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Source: TKD</span><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"=
><br style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">This Kling=
on Affix of the Day is brought to you by naHQun</span><br>
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