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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] A weird question on {qamchIyDaq 'uQ'a'}

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Fri Jul 14 15:36:36 2017

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On 7/14/2017 3:23 PM, Lieven wrote:
> Am 14.07.2017 um 11:11 schrieb Michael Kúnin:
>>
>> Assuming that {qamchIyDaq 'uQ'a'} is the original title and "Feast at 
>> Qam-Chee" is just a translation, what if it is the translation that 
>> is wrong, exactly because of that (in)famous ungrammaticality?
>
> The other theory is that there is a word omitted in the title, which 
> was originally {qamchIyDaq qaS 'uQ'a'}. 

I've had it argued against me that the omitted word was after the full 
title, as in *qamchIyDaq 'uQ'a' [Soplu'].*

But I like Michael's speculation.

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/14/2017 3:23 PM, Lieven wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote type="cite"
      cite="mid:2d7000ee-c005-28e1-a8ec-b5d80f681397@gmx.de">Am
      14.07.2017 um 11:11 schrieb Michael Kúnin:
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        Assuming that {qamchIyDaq 'uQ'a'} is the original title and
        "Feast at Qam-Chee" is just a translation, what if it is the
        translation that is wrong, exactly because of that (in)famous
        ungrammaticality?
        <br>
      </blockquote>
      <br>
      The other theory is that there is a word omitted in the title,
      which was originally {qamchIyDaq qaS 'uQ'a'}.
    </blockquote>
    <p>I've had it argued against me that the omitted word was after the
      full title, as in <b>qamchIyDaq 'uQ'a' [Soplu'].</b></p>
    <p>But I like Michael's speculation.<br>
    </p>
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