[89268] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: ngIq
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh)
Tue Aug 30 19:25:20 2011
From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:14:41 +1000
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ghItlhpu' Lucifuge Rofocale, jatlh:
> I found myself constructing the dialogue "QIHvam chenmoHta' Duj 'ar?" "wa' Duj.
>Duj tInqu' ngIq."
> "How many ships caused this devastation?" "One ship. A single very big ship."
jangpu' Qov, jatlh:
>vIparHa` jIH.
vIpar jIH'e'. Not that I dislike the intended *meaning* necessarily, but the
examples we saw from the 'u' libretto clearly establish {ngIq} as a noun rather
than a verb, so the word order should be different: {wa' Duj. ngIq Duj tInqu'}.
QeS 'utlh
