[1618] in tlhIngan-Hol
wot 'oH'a' <'ar>'e'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Fri Oct 8 01:50:03 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
From: DSTRADER@delphi.com
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1993 01:46:54 -0400 (EDT)
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Look carefully at the words {puS} and {law'}. They are both verbs.
So, I guess you could say {Supu 'ej malaw'} and mean something
roughly close to, "We outnumber you (all)!" Well, now look carefully
at the question word {'ar}. It is governed by basically the same rules
as {puS} and {law'}. Why couldn't you say {Su'ar} for, "How many of
you are there?"
In other words, is {'ar} really a verb. There's no way of telling for
absolute sure. None of the Klingon question words are labeled as
specific parts of speech other than "question words." Nevertheless,
we can safely conclude that {nuq} and {'Iv} are nouns, {qatlh} and
{chay'} are adverbials, and {ghorgh} is some sort of time element
which might be an adverbial or a noun (read 6.7 of addendum in TKD--
nouns used as time elements function as adverbials).
There is no solid evidence for any of this. I'm just speculating.
Oh, yeah. One question on pronunciation:
Since the <'> in {Su'ar} is part of the second syllable, does it
glottalize the <u>, i.e., is {Su'ar} pronounced identically to
*{Su''ar}?
Guido#1 ---*
