[tlhIngan Hol] is {ghaHvaD nuq Dapong} correct ?

[SuStel]

On 12/19/2019 10:14 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
> There's something I'm wondering, with regards to the {ghaHvaD nuq Dapong}.
>
> Lets assume, I want to ask someome, how someone is called.
>
> And I say: {ghaHvaD nuq Dapong ?}.
>
> There's something in this sentence, that seems weird to me..
>
> Assume the guy's name is "peter". The word "peter", takes the place of
> {nuq}, so the person asked, could probably reply by saying: {ghaHvaD
> peter vIpong}.
>
> But then we would have nuq = peter.
>
> But how can "peter" be a "what" ? Isn't "peter" a "he" ?

A /name/ is a *nuq,* not an *'Iv.*

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