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[tlhIngan Hol] Transitivity of {nay} and {Saw}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Philip Newton)
Fri Aug 4 10:42:33 2017
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From: Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2017 16:42:09 +0200
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Is anything known about whether {nay} and {Saw} are transitive and/or
intransitive, or how they are used?
Specifically, are they "marry" in the sense of "get married"
(intransitive) or "get married to [person]" (transitive)?
Given http://www.qephom.de/e/message_from_maltz_170713.html and its
endorsement of the grammaticality of {naychuq} and {Sawchuq} and its
example of {B tlhogh A}, I assume that {nay} and {Saw} work similarly
and that one can say {qeylIS nay luqara'} and {luqara' Saw qeylIS}.
But presumably also {wa' Hogh pIq jISaw} "I'm going to get married
next week", without an object.
And I think I read something about {A B je tlhoghmoH C} for "C
(officiant) marries (performs the marriage of) A and B; C causes A and
B to be a married couple", though I can't find it in that message from
Maltz. ... ah, it's from page "Other 3" of
https://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-losdich/qepa-chamah-losdich-new-words/
.
Does all that sound about right?
Thanks!
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@gmail.com>
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