On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 at 14:57, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
On 1/26/2022 8:36 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
lieven:
Note that Okrand wrote is using a hyphen. That does not mean it's a suffix per definition, but it shows that {ngan} is usually attached to the origin of people.
This is very important indeed. The fact that 'oqranD chose to write {-ngan} instead of {ngan}, proves that we can freely attach it to any country/location/etc.
No, it doesn't prove that. Okrand may just have used the hyphen to indicate an element of a complex noun that comes at the end. It's not automatically an indication of productivity. I happen to think you *can* freely attach it, provided it keeps the *people of* meaning, but that hyphen isn't proof.
It's important to note the context of Okrand's words. His words quoted above were part of an explanation of why "Kelpien" is {qelpIngan} in Klingon. He probably just wrote {-ngan} with a hyphen because he was referring specifically to the last syllable in {qelpIngan}. -- De'vID