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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/13/2020 10:37 AM, Will Martin
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:052A2484-0775-42AC-92A2-F9E72F425E66@mac.com">the
Klingon word {nuq} is a noun. It’s never anything but a noun.</blockquote>
<p>The Klingon word <b>nuq</b> is a <b>chuv.</b> it's never
anything but a <b>chuv.</b> However, it can <i>stand in</i> for
a noun. We have a term for words that stand in for nouns: <i>pronouns.</i>
And we know something else about Klingon pronouns: they can be
used in copulas, where one word gets identified with another word.
<b>yIH nuq?</b><b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:052A2484-0775-42AC-92A2-F9E72F425E66@mac.com"> You can’t
use it in any question that tries to ask a question that is not
answered by the statement formed by repeating the question with
{nuq} replaced by the noun it stands for.</blockquote>
<p>In basic sentences, this is correct, and I believe your reasoning
for why <b>jarlIj qaq nuq</b> doesn't work is also correct.
However, it is not generally true, as the answer to <b>yIH nuq</b>
cannot be <b>yIH Ha'DIbaH 'up</b><b></b><b>.</b><br>
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