[102278] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] KLBC: plural in nationalities
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Thu Nov 12 17:34:40 2015
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:34:21 -0500
In-Reply-To: <C7D1AC87-6133-42F5-8EEE-8BA97A4E78D4@gmail.com>
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On 11/12/2015 4:50 PM, Will Martin wrote:
> Keep in mind that Okrand has explained to us that {tlhIngan Hol}
> literally means =93a Klingon=92s language=94, or =93the language of a Kli=
ngon=94.
> {tlhIngan} remains a noun at all times and is not, as is commonly
> translated into English, an adjective. Meanwhile, you wouldn=92t tend to
> call it {Qo=92noS Hol} because the planet doesn=92t speak the language. I=
t=92s
> inhabitants do.
But you WOULD say {Qo'noS Hol} to describe the language spoken on =
Kronos, perhaps to distinguish it from the way they speak on some other =
planet of the Empire.
{Qo'noS Hol} is another instance of the first noun modifying the second =
noun in a normal genitive relationship.
-- =
SuStel
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