It's still there, we're just moving stuff around for the next qep'a': http://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/past-qepamey/qepa-chamah-wejdich/new-wo... qurgh On Apr 4, 2017 3:45 AM, "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote:
I just noticed something odd.
Recently, we were given the noun {noq}, meaning both nipple (anatomy) and nipple (like on a bottle). The plural is {noqDu'} when referring to a body part, and {noqmey} when referring to bottles.
In KGT, we were told this about {DeSqIv}: <A {bargh} is probably the most frequently used pot. It is rather large and has a flattened bottom. The smaller {nevDagh} is characterized by its V-shaped handles, termed {DeSqIvDu'} ("elbows"; note that {-Du'}, the plural suffix for body parts, is used here even though the handles are not literally body parts).>
Previously, some people have taken this to imply that body parts were a noun class in Klingon, and that body part words take the {-Du'} suffix even when not referring to a body part. But {noq} seems to contradict this.
What's going on here? Is one or the other of {noq} or {DeSqIv} an exception to the rule, and if so, what's the rule? Or does each body part word work differently when used to refer to a non-body-part in the plural, and it's just something you have to memorise?
Incidentally, the online version of the qep'a' booklet where {noq} was given seems to have disappeared: http://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-wejdich/new-words/
Does anyone have a copy of it?
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