[Tlhingan-hol] "where are you from?"

[Felix Malmenbeck]

I prefer to recast it, so I don't have to rely too much of motion. After all, I'm from Stockholm even when I'm moving *towards* Stockholm, or - as I am now - quite stationary within it.

If I'm wondering where somebody is originally from, then something like {nuqDaq bIboghpu'?}, or possibly {munglIj nuq?}.

If I'm wondering where somebody's home is (as this may be different from their place of birth), then the {Daq DaDabbogh yIngu'!} example works. Or, maybe use some construct like {juH [veng/yoS/Sep/yuQ/qIb]lIj nuq?}.


With tongue burrowed deep into cheek, I might suggest {chay' bInov?}.

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Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] "where are you from?"


I'm putting together a list of "Beginner's Conversation" sentences that people can use at qepHom/'a'.

Aside from the usual "what's your name?" and so on, I was trying to render "where are you from?"

What do people think of {nuqvo' bIghoS?} or {nuqvo' bIpaw}? I don't think anything's wrong with {nuqvo'}, but might that be confusing to beginners? What's a way of saying "where are you from?" which a beginner can easily parse?

Note that this is a separate question from {Daq DaDabbogh yIngu'} "where do you live?" which comes from canon.

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De'vID
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