[tlhIngan Hol] ghelwI'

[Lieven]

Am 05.09.2017 um 15:16 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
> I didn't know this; so the translation of {-wI'} is "-er", regardless it 
> refers to a person or an object ?

No, I didn't say that. It was a hint to remember. TKD says that "The 
English suffix "-er" [...] is a rough equivalent."

Plese check my other mail where I explain that the subject of {ghel} 
seems to be the person who is asking.

Regarding your question on {-wI'}, there are many words which can have 
double meanings - maybe even all. For instance, a {ghItlhwI'} can be a 
pen, but also a person who writes. A {DuDwI'} is described as a mixer, 
but of course it can be a person who is mixing the sauce.

So theoretically, the {ghelwI'} might indeed be a sentence, but it just 
sounds strange. The sentence does not ask the question, it IS the 
question. I wouldn't use that unless Maltz tells us that it's okay to do so.

-- 
Lieven L. Litaer
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