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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Something on the {vabDot}

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Thu Dec 8 21:49:10 2016

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On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:35 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:

> At this canon sentence:
>
> Qo'noS romuluS je boSuqlaH. vabDot tera' Qejbogh DIvI' ram boSuqlaH.
> kronos, romulus and even the puny federation's precious earth, are all
> up for grabs.
>
> The {vabDot} is referring to the {boSuqlaH}, right ?
>

If {vabDot} is an adverbial, then the English sentence implies that it
applies to {boSuqlaH}.
If {vabDot} is a noun, then it goes with {tera'} in a genitive (noun-noun
"possessive") relationship.

Without more examples or explicit revelation from the language's creator,
we lack certainty.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
hu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:35 PM, mayqel qunenoS <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mihkoun@gmail.com</a>&gt;</=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">At this canon sentence:<br>
<br>
Qo&#39;noS romuluS je boSuqlaH. vabDot tera&#39; Qejbogh DIvI&#39; ram boSu=
qlaH.<br>
kronos, romulus and even the puny federation&#39;s precious earth, are all<=
br>
up for grabs.<br>
<br>
The {vabDot} is referring to the {boSuqlaH}, right ?<br></blockquote><div><=
br>If {vabDot} is an adverbial, then the English sentence implies that it a=
pplies to {boSuqlaH}.<br>If {vabDot} is a noun, then it goes with {tera&#39=
;} in a genitive (noun-noun &quot;possessive&quot;) relationship.</div><div=
><br></div><div>Without more examples or explicit revelation from the langu=
age&#39;s creator, we lack certainty.</div><div><br></div><div>-- ghunchu&#=
39;wI&#39;</div></div></div></div>

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