[tlhIngan Hol] Who does {-oy} show endearment to

mayqel qunenoS mihkoun at gmail.com
Thu Aug 17 08:11:41 PDT 2017


SuStel:
> An exception—at least in English—would be if person A
> used an endearment of person B while talking to person C;
> person C would be justified in repeating the endearment, as > it is in
the context of being what person A would say.
> A: *choHIvchugh vavoywI' vIja'!*
> C: *vavoylI' Daja'chugh qaHIvqa'.*

However the question remains..

A uses an endearment of person B while talking to person C; person C
repeats the endearment.

Is there a possibility that person C, in his effort to recreate what person
A would say, is actually showing endearment too toward person B ? Perhaps
even if he doesn't want to ?

Of course, in the above "if you attack me" example, context makes it
difficult for person C to be actually showing endearment himself toward the
father of A.

But what if we didn't have a "negative" example ? What if instead of the
{choHIvchugh} we had {choQaHchugh} ? Couldn't it here be possible of an
endearment being expressed from C, toward the "daddy" of A ?

qunnoq

On Aug 17, 2017 5:28 PM, "SuStel" <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 8/17/2017 10:13 AM, Lieven wrote:
>
> Am 17.08.2017 um 16:06 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
>
> Someone says: {vIghro' leghbe' vavoywI'} for "my daddy didn't see the
> cat". The one who says this sentence, expresses endearment toward her
> father.
>
>
> You should, just as me, check KGT again for this topic. As far as I
> remember, this endearment is only used between the loved ones.
>
> Compare it to the usage in english of adults, where it seems a bit strange
> when someone would talk of his "daddy" or "mommy". Children would do that,
> but I would say that may father visited me yesterday, not my daddy - even
> if I would call him like that.
>
> An exception—at least in English—would be if person A used an endearment
> of person B while talking to person C; person C would be justified in
> repeating the endearment, as it is in the context of being what person A
> would say.
>
> A: *choHIvchugh vavoywI' vIja'!*
>
> C: *vavoylI' Daja'chugh qaHIvqa'.*
>
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