[tlhIngan Hol] Expressing many centuries

[SuStel]

On 11/16/2016 5:49 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> we have the {vatlh DIS poH} for "century"; but how do we say "many centuries" ?
>
> {vatlh law' DIS poH} or {vatlh DIS poH law'} ?

*vatlh DIS poH law'.* Both phrases have meaning, and both can probably 
be used for the same thing, but only this one is actually talking about 
centuries.

> can we apply the {law'} to numbers ? can we say for instance {'uy'
> law'} for "many millions" or {vatlh law'} for "many hundreds" ?

I don't see why not. Numbers act like nouns.

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