[tlhIngan Hol] Disturbing irregularities

[mayqel qunenoS]

the "2242221313" is just a random number..

On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 6:42 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> ok, as I understand this to be, these are the rules :
>
> 1. in questions (who are you, what is this, what is your, who is he
> etc) the {'Iv} and {nuq}, can be placed either in the beginning or at
> the end of the sentence.
>
> examples : a. {'Iv SoH}, {SoH 'Iv}
>                   b. {nuq 'oH}, {'oH nuq}
>                   c. {nuq mI'lIj}, {mI'lIj nuq}
>                   d. {Dochvam nuq} {nuq Dochvam}
>
> 2. in questions like c and d, the placement of {'oH} (in the middle of
> the sentence) is optional.
>
> 3. when someone is answering these questions, and he says "it is a..",
> "he is a..", "he is..", then "the answer ALWAYS comes first, followed
> by the appropriate {jIH}, {ghaH}, {'oH}".
>
> examples : mayqel jIH
>                   SuStel SoH
>                   tera'ngan ghaH
>                   Ha'DIbaH 'oH
>
> 4. However, if the answer goes "my number is 2242221313", then we ALWAYS write :
>
> 2242221313 'oH mI'lIj'e'
>
> right ?
>
> (please say yes, please say yes, please say yes, please say yes,
> please say yes, please say yes, please say yes, please say yes, please
> say yes, please say yes, please say yes, please say yes, please say
> yes, please say yes, please say yes)
>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 5:50 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
>> On 6/22/2016 10:35 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>>
>> 1. {nuq 'oH Dochvam'e'} for what is this ?
>>
>>
>> Just fine.
>>
>> 2. {ponglIj nuq} ? for what is your name ?
>>
>>
>> Fine.
>>
>> 3. {nuq mI'lIj} ? for what is your number ?
>>
>>
>> Fine. This even appears in Conversational Klingon: nuq mI'lIj tera'ngan what
>> is your number, Terran?
>>
>> 4. (nuq 'oH mI'lIj'e'} for what is your number ?
>>
>>
>> Fine.
>>
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>> SuStel
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