Am 31.07.2020 um 14:33 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:
The thing which actually confuses me in this word, is that if it's about something which isn't actually there, then how can something which actually doesn't exist, be classified as "capable of speech" ?
I turn around the question to you: What did you wish to express, needing a pronoun for it? I think of a situation like A: "I believe I saw my grandma..." B: "That was a nIyma, because your grandma is dead. What did she say?" In that situation, I would use "she" to refer to the person that was seen as part of the "apparition". If you refer to the "apparition", I would use the -mey suffix.
I'm not aware of this discussion. Has this discussion ever taken place here and I missed it ?
No. I did not refer to a specific discussion, but it comes up very often here and there. A cat, as an animal, is definitely not capable of language. Grammatically, you have to say "it" ('oH) - both in English and Klingon. But (at least in English) it's a common way to use he/she pronouns if the speaker has a close relationship to their cat or dog. - "See that cat on the roof? It's black." - "See this cat? Her name is spot. She's my best friend." -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/Word/VIghro-