It only implies that an act of devising is complete, a grammatical distinction only. It doesn't imply that the product of that devising is complete or not due for amendments.


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From: Will Martin via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org>
Date: 12/2/24 8:36 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Cc: Will Martin <lojmitti7wi7nuv@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Constructed language

All of this implies that the formation of the language is complete. I’d personally be more attracted to {-lI’} than {-pu’}, so long as the vocabulary continues to expand and the grammar continues to surprise us (less frequently, but it happens).

pItlh

charghwI’ ‘utlh
(ghaH, ghaH, -Daj)




On Dec 1, 2024, at 3:42 AM, Lieven L. Litaer via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org> wrote:

Am 01.12.2024 um 08:13 schrieb De'vID via tlhIngan-Hol:
On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 1:21 AM James Landau via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-
hol@lists.kli.org <mailto:tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org>> wrote:

   Would "constructed language (conlang)" in Klingon be *Hol 'oghlu'bogh*?


I'd understand it but I would personally put a perfective suffix in
there: {Hol 'oghlu'pu'bogh} or even {Hol 'oghlu'ta'bogh}.
I agree with the above, but would like the add the thought that just
like in English, there is a difference between an invented language and
a constructed one. So an alternative might be {Hol chenmoHlu'ta'bogh}.

Not a big difference, just a suggestion.

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