[93204] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] being capable of language suffix class -
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Thu May 10 09:13:39 2012
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 09:13:21 -0400
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
To: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
In-Reply-To: <4FAB8069.5000804@web.de>
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On 5/10/2012 4:46 AM, Lieven Litaer wrote:
>
> ghel De'vID:
>> I guess the question is, is it the noun that determines the suffix
>> class, or the referent of that noun?
>
> Without checking any book, I say: when in doubt, always the noun.
> In this case, a "choice" is not a person, even when referring to it.
>
> On proof for this is the slang expression {Ho'} for "hero, idol", which
> will be {Ho'Du'} and {Ho'wIj} even when used to refer to a person.
There are many examples of this. Another is how pot handles are called
{DeSqIvDu'}, even though they're not body parts.
Using a word or suffix appropriate to the referent instead of the noun
may not be wrong, but it will call strong attention to what you've done.
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