[84607] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: "Numeric" nouns?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com)
Tue May 6 17:20:52 2008
From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 17:19:11 EDT
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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In a message dated 5/6/2008 15:21:18 PM Central Daylight Time,
sboozer@uchicago.edu writes:
> Voragh:
> >>I wouldn't include the nouns {cha'puj} and {cha'pujqut} with the examples
> >>of the number {cha'}. But it is an example of how numbers can combine to
> >>form compound nouns.
>
> Another example is {loSpev} "quadrotriticale".
>
> Interesting that they're both "scientific" sounding names. Interesting too
> that the other (second) morpheme in these - *{puj} (some sort of mineral?)
> and *{pev} (lobe [of grain]?) - are unattested separately, though *{puj}
> shows up again in the common mineral {beqpuj} *bekpuj*.
>
> Can anyone think of other examples?
>
The only other examples of numbers used in compounds that I can find are all
the bird names with {cha'} and {Hutvagh} and {vIychorgh}. {wejpuH} comes
close.
lay'SIv
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