[Tlhingan-hol] To-Be-Constructions

[David Trimboli]

On 4/3/2012 4:28 PM, De'vID jonpIn wrote:
>
> loghaD:
>  > >>> Dochvam nuq? ("What's this thing?")
>  > >>> yIH nuq? ("What is a tribble?")
>
> [ ... poD ... ]
>
> De'vID:
>  > Isn't that sort of forced by the grammar?
>  > {Dochvam 'oH} -> {Dochvam nuq}
>  > {yIH 'oH} -> {yIH nuq}
>  >
>  > You can't say {'oH Dochvam} or {'oH yIH}.
>
> To contradict myself, I just remembered {nuq mI'lIj?} from CK.

All of which leads to the inevitable conclusion and description of the 
rules: "Yeah, kinda-sorta."

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