[tlhIngan Hol] mutpu' or mutmey ?

[Alan Anderson]

]On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 1:17 AM, Anthony Appleyard <
a.appleyard at btinternet.com> wrote:

> How does this query apply to birds such as parrots, which repeat speech
> but do not know what it means? Or to animals that have a complicated
> repertoire of noises which can convey various meanings?


See Marc Okrand's comments in HolQeD 10:4, {matlh jupna' mu'mey}, regarding
birds:

> The plural suffix for birds is usually {-mey}, the general plural suffix,
> as would be expected. There is a difference of opinion, however, about
> which plural suffix to use for a few birds capable of mimicking speech,
> such as the {vIlInHoD} and the {qaryoq} (and the larger {qaryoq'a'}), with
> some Klingons using {-mey} but others preferring{-pu'}, the plural suffix
> for beings capable of using language. Maltz is a member of the former camp;
> he said he was never able to engage a{qaryoq} in a conversation that made
> any sense.


I would treat possessive suffixes similarly.

-- ghunchu'wI'
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