[Tlhingan-hol] paq'batlh: TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE OF SOMETHING

[De'vID jonpIn]

'ISqu':

>
> How do you make of the following line?
>
>    Don't speak to me of honor
>    quv HIja'chuqQo'
>    (pp 156-157)
>

I think {ja'chuq} is considered a verb on its own (it's been lexicalised),
and isn't quite the same as {ja'} + {-chuq}.  So I'd parse this as a
condensed version (through the "prefix trick") of {jIHvaD quv yIja'chuqQo'}
"don't discuss honor to (for) me".

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De'vID
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