[tlhIngan Hol] ghelwI'

[Lieven]

Am 05.09.2017 um 14:32 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
> Would you accept the word {ghelwI'} for "question" ?

Am 05.09.2017 um 14:47 schrieb André Müller:
 > No. I would understand it as a person who is asking.

Exactly. Same for {jangwI'}.

 > But I've always been struggling a bit when in need for a word meaning
 > 'question'. The best I could come up with is: {mu'tlhegh ghellu'bogh},
 > lit. 'sentence that someone asks'.

And even in this case, it sounds like somebody is stating a question TO 
the sentence, so expecting the sentence to give an answer.

You "ask" a person, not a phrase.

If you insist using a noun phrase, I sugest turing that around, i.e. 
{ghelbogh mu'tlhegh} "asking sentence".

 > It's better to find another expression, perhaps only
 > involving the verb {ghel} 'to ask'.

Yes, indeed. Klingon is action-related.

Don't say "I have a question", but say "I want to ask". There is nothing 
wrong with that, and it usually works: {jIghel vIneH}.

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