<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Steven Boozer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu" target="_blank">sboozer@uchicago.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Some examples of {ngIq} for comparison:<br>
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ngIq nuv luHoH<br>
they killed the warriors one by one. ('u'-OPERA)<br>
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yerchajvo' Haw' qamchIynganpu' ngIq nuv luHoH<br>
The people of Qam-Chee, they fled their territory, and were killed one by one (PB)<br>
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nIteb chegh molor ngIq ghoqwI'<br>
One by one Molor's scouts return (PB)<br>
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ngIq raQvaD cha'maH vagh QaS yInob<br>
For each outpost pay 25 forces. (MKE)<br>
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ngIq gholvaD vaghmaH QaS yInob<br>
Pay each player 50 forces. (MKE)<br>
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ngIq gholvo' wa'maH QaS yItlhap<br>
Collect 10 forces from every player. (MKE)<br>
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BTW notice the absence of {-taH} or {-qa'} on the verbs.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In these examples, "each" would make a good gloss for {ngIq}. But there are other examples that don't fit that idea, also from paq'batlh.</div><div><br></div><div> ngIq tonSaw' lo' 'ej tIqDu' lel</div><div> ngIq tonSaw' lo' 'ej quvqa'</div><div> ngIq tonSaw' lo' 'ej rIn may'</div><div><br></div><div> In one single move, he removed the hearts</div><div> In one single move, he restored his honor</div><div> In one single move, the battle was won<br></div><div><br></div><div>That makes the meaning of {ngIq} almost always ambiguous.</div><div><br></div><div>Why does {ngIq nuv luHoH} mean "They kill each person" instead of "They kill a single person"? </div><div><br></div><div>Why does {nIteb chegh molor ngIq ghoqwI'} mean "one by one Molor's scouts return" instead of "Molor's single scout returned alone"?</div><div><br></div><div>Why does {ngIq tonSaw' lo'} mean "In a single move" instead of "With each move"?</div><div><br></div><div>I don't like that ambiguity, so I avoid {ngIq}.</div><div><br></div><div>bI'reng</div></div></div></div>