[Tlhingan-hol] Question words used not in questions

[mayql qunenoS]

ok, thanks for sharing, indeed this solves the problem !

cpt qunnoQ

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:
> Am 30.12.2015 um 08:13 schrieb John R. Harness:
>>
>> Great question. The basic answer is no, you shouldn't phrase things that
>> way in Klingon.
>
>
> This problem has been called "Question as Object", compared to the "Sentence
> as object", in a round table discussion in HolQeD. It was me who asked that
> question many years ago.
>
> Sometimes you still can use those words, but say it in two sentences:
>
> Do not say {qatlh bIghung 'e' vISov vIneH} but say {vay' vISov vIneH: qatlh
> bIghung?}
>
> "I want to see how a ship is built":
> chay' Duj chenmoHlu'? mIwvam vIyaj vIneH.
>
> There are many simple ways to avoid QAO.
>
>
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