2 Jun
2021
2 Jun
'21
11 a.m.
On 6/2/2021 10:54 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
(I can't find the words to describe how much I don't give a jay' about the "not using {-vIp} with first-person prefix unless there's a {-be'}" rule).
Well, think about it. The taboo doesn't say "don't use *-vIp* with a first-person prefix unless there's a *-be'* on it." The rule actually states, "This suffix is rarely used with a prefix meaning /I/ or /we./ Though it is grammatically correct, it is culturally taboo." I don't care how (inappropriately) literally anyone wants to read that, the obvious point of the taboo is to not admit fear. If you want to say *pagh latlh be' ghop wIbamvIp,* you're not admitting fear; you're denying fear. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name