[89661] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: 'oghwI' lut
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gaerfindel)
Tue Sep 13 13:20:44 2011
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:12:08 -0400
From: Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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tlhob André Müller:
I always had issues with the word qorDu' (family). Is it grammatically
singular or plural? Is it regarded as "capable of using speech" or not?
jIjang:
I cannot see {qurDu'} being anything but singular; in other words
referring to the whole. Likewise, I would pluralize it with {-pu'}, as
all members are (presumably) capable of speech. So too with {tuq}.
{no'} we know to be grammatically singular, but I don't think {-pu'} can
be used.
~quljIb
