[tlhIngan Hol] «jIH je» and variations

[SuStel]

On 11/22/2022 8:19 AM, zrajm via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
> Though it makes me think that Klingon 2 might abbreviate even more and 
> just say «je» alone (skipping the verb altogether). – This is a common 
> practice in (at least Swedish) sign language, though it seems a bit 
> weird from an English speaker's perspective.
>
> Do you think that you (prior to this discussion) would've understood 
> if just a naked «je» was used? Or is that to abbreviate too much?

I'd have understood, but just understanding doesn't count for much. If 
in English I said things like "I want pizza" and "I think that was very 
nice," and someone with me kept saying "Also!" right after me, I'd get 
it. That doesn't mean they're using the language correctly.

I've been studying Welsh for a while. Welsh has a gazillion ways to say 
/yes/ or /no,/ and you have to pick the right one for the right 
circumstance. If someone asked me /Wyt ti'n hoffi cwrw?/ ("Do you like 
beer?") and I answered /Naddo/ ("No" about a past-tense action) instead 
of /Nac ydw/ (literally "I am not"), I would have used the language 
incorrectly but I daresay I would be understood. I'd just sound like an 
idiot.

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SuStel
http://trimboli.name
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