On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 17:26, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se> wrote:
== qorDu' ==
paq'batlh seems to go both ways with this word:
maHvaD lojmItmey tIpoSmoH SoHvaD tuqlIj vInoblaH batlh Hegh *qorDu’lI’*
ghe’torDaq lengbe’meH *qorDu’wI’* vIQan muyonmoH bortaS neH
*qorDu’wIj* quvmo’ jImaghpu’ *qorDu’wIj* quvqa’moHlu’meH jIvang vIneH
reH tlhIngan tlhIH 'e' yIqaw pewuv'egh qotar vImuv *qorDu'wIj* vImuv
It could be that there is some distinction, perhaps similar to referring to soldiers as {mangpu'} or {negh} depending on if you are speaking of them as individuals or not.
On the other hand, paq'batlh contains quite a few mistakes, so that is another possibility.
I am working with Dr. Okrand on correcting errors in the paq'batlh for a 2nd edition, and I can confirm that {qorDu'lI'} and {qorDu'wI'} are errors and will be fixed to {qorDu'lIj} and {qorDu'wIj}. Here's the relevant quote: --- begin quote --- {qorDu'} should be considered something that is not capable of language (though its individual members, of course, might be… and normally are). --- end quote --- -- De'vID