Am 27.04.2020 um 16:03 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:
But recently I begun to wonder.. What if we want to ask something like: "as for (noun), why/how whatever" ? Then what happens ? Do we write {noun'e' chay'/qatlh whatever} or do we write {chay'/qatlh noun'e' whatever} ?
If I think in english, then {noun'e' chay'/qatlh whatever} "feels" to be more correct. But if I think in klingon, then {chay'/qatlh noun'e' whatever} "feels" better.
I have no definite meaning about this, but if someone says the phrase, which is canon: {HaqwI''e' DaH yISam} maybe the answer could be {HaqwI''e' qatlh vISamnIS?} But in this case, it is only said that "the adverbial may follow the object noun", but nobody talks about question words. So we could start a discussion if a question word is an adverbial? I think this only aplies to adverbials, but I think that is sounds quite right to use questions in there as well. Nevertheless, saying it in the correct / usual way certainly is a better way to go, but I know you don't like that answer. :-) BTW, I tried to make a summary of word order in the Wiki, although it does not answer you specific question: klingon.wiki/En/WordOrder Sorry to leave this comment only with a half answer. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com