[84704] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: SoSwI' SoH'a'?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (ghunchu'wI')
Mon May 19 21:57:25 2008
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Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 21:54:47 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: ghunchu'wI' <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
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On May 18, 2008, at 7:25 PM, naHQun wrote:
> I'm pretty sure my grammar is correct, but I'll see what comments
> come back.
The verb prefix {vI-} appears repeatedly when it isn't appropriate:
> vaj pel'aQ vIghor ghu bo'Degh.
> vIghro'/'uSgheb/targh/tangqa' vItlhob ghu bo'Degh:
There are some odd contortions with pronouns and plurals:
> SoSDaj ghaHbe' vIghro' 'uSgheb je.
> SoSdaj ghaHbe' targh tangqa' je.
I also wonder about the correctness of {SoS bo'Degh} {ghu bo'Degh},
but I'm not sure what to suggest in their place.
> My only question (besides pointing out errors), is how to say 'nest'
>>
>
> and 'snort'.
For "nest" I might be tempted to say something like {QImDuQ}, but I
won't actively suggest it. "Snort" ought to be well paralleled by
{chuy} "sneeze".
