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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Nouns in apposition
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Thu Sep 21 04:31:44 2017
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Am 20.09.2017 um 17:48 schrieb Anthony Appleyard:
> How would I translate "Maltz's captain" and "Captain Maltz"
> distinctively? It seems that {matlh HoD} could mean both.
{matlh matlh HoD HoD}
"Captain Maltz's captain is loyal."
Sometimes, it's just context, or tone.
As Okrand usually says: "It's a language, it's not math."
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