[tlhIngan Hol] Nouns in apposition

[Lieven]

Am 20.09.2017 um 17:48 schrieb Anthony Appleyard:
> How would I translate "Maltz's captain" and "Captain Maltz" 
> distinctively? It seems that {matlh HoD} could mean both.

{matlh matlh HoD HoD}
"Captain Maltz's captain is loyal."

Sometimes, it's just context, or tone.
As Okrand usually says: "It's a language, it's not math."

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