[tlhIngan Hol] using {ngan} as a suffix {ngan} as the suffix {-ngan}

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On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 at 14:57, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 1/26/2022 8:36 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
>
> lieven:
>
> Note that Okrand wrote is using a hyphen. That does not mean it's a
> suffix per definition, but it shows that {ngan} is usually attached to
> the origin of people.
>
> This is very important indeed. The fact that 'oqranD chose to write
> {-ngan} instead of {ngan}, proves that we can freely attach it to any
> country/location/etc.
>
> No, it doesn't prove that. Okrand may just have used the hyphen to
> indicate an element of a complex noun that comes at the end. It's not
> automatically an indication of productivity. I happen to think you *can*
> freely attach it, provided it keeps the *people of* meaning, but that
> hyphen isn't proof.
>
It's important to note the context of Okrand's words. His words quoted
above were part of an explanation of why "Kelpien" is {qelpIngan} in
Klingon. He probably just wrote {-ngan} with a hyphen because he was
referring specifically to the last syllable in {qelpIngan}.

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