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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] ghelwI'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Tue Sep 5 23:16:18 2017
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 15:08:39 +0200
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Am 05.09.2017 um 14:54 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
> However, if one of the meanings given by the {-wI'} is "thing which
> does/is", then why not translate {ghelwI'} as "thing which asks"/"thing
> which is asking" i.e. a question ?
Think or the suffix as the english suffix "-er" as in "teacher" or
"worker". A {ghelwI'} is literally "asker". I won't say it's wrong
because we do not know it, but it sounds in my ears as saying "I have an
asker".
In HolQeD, Okrand explains about {ghel} and {tlhob} that "There's the
"ask" where you ask a question and there's "ask" where you make a request. "
From this, I understand that it's a PERSON who is asking. The
"question" is not asking, the person is. So a {ghelwI'} must be a person.
--
Lieven L. Litaer
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