[Tlhingan-hol] qep'a' Proverbs

[Lieven]

I agree somehow with both of you:

lojmIt is right that both {tu'lu'be'} and {tu'be'lu'} are leagl 
constructions with slightly different meanings.

On the other hand, the "expression" {tu'lu'} is frequently also used 
with the wrong prefix, because grammatically spoken, it needs the 
lu-prefix when dealing with plural things, but it's omitted very often:
KGT:
cha'maH cha' joQDu' tu'lu'.

TKD:
puqpu' tu'lu'.

TKD:
naDev tlhInganpu' tu'lu'.

This makes it seem that klingons indeed regard {tu'lu'} as a standlaone 
expression, even though it really is just a standard sentence.

I think to remember that this has been explained somewhere by Okrand... 
HolQeD maybe?

-- 
Lieven L. Litaer
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