The other thing to remember here is that the word {qunI’} wasn’t added to the vocabulary until 2020. Before that, we just had {chuvmey}. It could well be the case that, just as (native) Klingon linguists were previously rumored to have only three classes of words (DIp, wot, chuvmey), which {qunI’} proves to be inaccurate, Klingon linguists might well have different types of {qunI’} with other names for them, just as {qunI’} is another name for a type of {chuvmey}. English has a category of word called “adverb”, but that doesn’t mean Klingon is locked into a single word for all subtypes. There may be other terms we simply don’t know yet.
On Jan 18, 2022, at 6:19 AM, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
lieven:
The analysis is on the page Word order in the Wiki: http://klingon.wiki/En/WordOrder <http://klingon.wiki/En/WordOrder>
For the altruistic purpose of helping others follow this thread with ease, but more for the selfish reason of helping myself when I pdf this thread and add it to my notes, I'll perform a glorious copy-paste of the relevant part of that honorable page..
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There are no written rules about the ordering of adverbials, but there seems to be a scheme based on canon examples. Each adverbial apparently applies to all that follows. Degree of certainty seems to precede the scope of the expected delay before the action, and that precedes the quality of the action. Since vaj tends to connect what follows it to a clause or sentence that preceded it, that should come before all else. It seems almost as if there were types of adverbs similar to the way Klingon has types of verb suffixes <http://klingon.wiki/bin/view/En/VerbSuffixes>, based on the following canon examples: chaq batlh bIvangqa'laH You might have a chance to make amends. (paq'batlh <http://klingon.wiki/bin/view/En/Paqbatlh> p. 100-101) chaq tugh batlh Heghmo' 'ej chaq tugh charghmo' For they may soon die with honor! For they may soon be victorious! (paq'batlh <http://klingon.wiki/bin/view/En/Paqbatlh> p. 120-121) reH batlh SuvtaHjaj chaH Let endless battle and honor await them! (paq'batlh <http://klingon.wiki/bin/view/En/Paqbatlh> p. 150-151) vaj pe'vIl joqqu' cha' tlhIngan tIqDu' Both Klingon hearts beat, at their strongest, in lust for blood. (paq'batlh <http://klingon.wiki/bin/view/En/Paqbatlh> p. 166-167) Possible interpretation: Type 1 vaj Type 2 chaq Type 3 tugh Type 4 batlh You probably can't have two of the same type, and you can have zero or one of each type in any verb clause.
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