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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/19/2020 10:27 AM, Lieven L. Litaer
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:54a1d491-71e1-3820-a192-50b2c14464c8@gmx.de">So based on
all these examples, {moch Qel} <b class="moz-txt-star"><span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>could<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>
mean
<br>
"higher-rank-doctor", but maybe not.
<br>
<br>
So it leads back to the next question if that always works, or if
it's
<br>
only acceptable if Maltz says so, or if there is a pattern. It
seems to
<br>
work with all materials, and I guess all of the other examples can
also
<br>
be expanded.
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<p>The genitive is ubiquitous throughout all of Klingon. The pattern
is quite clear. I only gave a handful of examples; there are tons
more. I can't see any serious argument being made that the
genitive noun-noun construction is an insufficiently documented
grammatical feature of the language to employ it in daily use.<br>
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<p>That's not to say there can't be exceptions. For instance,
Klingon from the Sakrej region do not use the noun-noun
construction with area-nouns and pronouns as other Klingons do.
Where most Klingons say <b>jIH 'em</b> for <i>area behind me,</i>
Sakrej Klingons say <b>'emwIj.</b><b> </b>But these are
exceptions that prove the rule. The fact that the Sakrej usage is
an exception means it's an exception to the general rule of the
noun-noun construction.<br>
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