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Re: nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'maH wa'

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict)
Sat Sep 3 07:14:38 2011

In-Reply-To: <6.2.5.6.2.20110831082729.08001f20@flyingstart.ca>
From: MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 07:08:19 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org

I haven't been following the story, but I look forward to reading it
eventually.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca>wrote:

> Ten days ago I started posting a serialized story that I said was in
> ten parts. There were ten parts, but not anymore. I finished writing
> the first draft of 'ay' wejmaH wej last night, and I still haven't
> reached the scene with which I intended to *begin* 'ay''a' wej. Here
> begins 'ay''a' cha' the second volume of the story.


You've written {wejmaH wej 'ay'mey}? jImerqu'.

How does one ask the kind of question that isn't yes/no, but also has no
interrogative. It's more questioning whether the statement was heard/read
correctly. It also indicates surprise. E.g.,
Did you tell him? vs.
You told him?!

lay'tel SIvten




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