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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Why not law'wI'pu' ?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (De'vID)
Fri Feb 22 09:03:22 2019
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From: "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:03:07 +0100
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 at 14:51, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
> charghwI':
>
> > reH tlhIngan yoH law=E2=80=99, tera=E2=80=99ngan yoH puS.
>
> > SuvDI=E2=80=99, reH puSwI=E2=80=99pu' jey law=E2=80=99wI=E2=80=99pu=E2=
=80=99 net
>
> > Sov.
>
> So, you *do* accept that law'wI'pu' can indeed mean "the many" ?
>
Not really. He's using the {law'} in {law'wI'} to refer back to the {law'}
in the {law'}/{puS} construction.
> charghwI':
>
> > As further evidence, I suggest that
>
> > {puSwI=E2=80=99} is the etymological root of an
>
> > English derogatory term that sounds
>
> > similar.
>
> What do you mean by that ?
>
A weakling or coward is often called a pusi...llanimous person in English.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 22 Feb 2019 =
at 14:51, mayqel qunen'oS <<a href=3D"mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com">mihk=
oun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div><div id=3D"gmail-m_7429532644029526014d_1550843451742"><p=
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">charghwI':</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">> reH tlhIngan=
yoH law=E2=80=99, tera=E2=80=99ngan yoH puS. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">> SuvDI=E2=80=
=99, reH puSwI=E2=80=99pu' jey law=E2=80=99wI=E2=80=99pu=E2=80=99 net=
=C2=A0 </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">> Sov.</p>
<br>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">So, you *do* acce=
pt that law'wI'pu' can indeed mean "the many" ?</p></=
div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Not really. He's using the {=
law'} in {law'wI'} to refer back to the {law'} in the {law&=
#39;}/{puS} construction.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,=
204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div id=3D"gmail-m_7429532644029526014d_1550843=
451742">
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">charghwI':</p=
>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">> As further e=
vidence, I suggest that=C2=A0 </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">> {puSwI=E2=80=
=99} is the etymological root of an=C2=A0 </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">> English dero=
gatory term that sounds=C2=A0 </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">> similar.</p>
<br>
<p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">What do you mean =
by that ?</p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>A weakling or cow=
ard is often called a=C2=A0pusi...llanimous person in English.</div></div><=
div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">De'vID<=
/div></div></div>
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