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Klingon negative and wa'.

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue May 19 14:32:32 1992

Errors-To: tlhIngan-Hol-request@village.boston.ma.us
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: Michael Everson <EVERSON@IRLEARN.UCD.IE>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Tue, 19 May 92 18:21:57 GMT


But then
   vay''a' vIqawlaHbe'law'taH could be translated

I can't remember anything
                 something
                 anybody
                 somebody
On the other hand, 'I can remember nothing' is possible.

  pagh'a' viqawlaHqu'law'taH. (-qu'- for the metre, here 'can at all')

Comment?

Michael Everson
School of Architecture, UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, E/ire
Phone: +353-1-706-2745  Fax: +353-1-283-7778

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