[tlhIngan Hol] expressing "body parts" {'ay'Du'} or {'ay'mey}
SuStel
sustel at trimboli.name
Fri Jan 28 13:17:40 PST 2022
On 1/28/2022 4:09 PM, Steven Boozer wrote:
> As Lieven pointed out, {reD} is a non-body part word used for a body part thing:
>
> (qepHom 2021): "The word {reD} can be used to refer to the (left or right) side of a body, but it is not a body part."
Well, sure. My left side is not a body part, even in English. The term
"body part" doesn't just mean "part of the body"; it means a specific
organ or structure.
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SuStel
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