[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Affix of the Day: -mey

[Will Martin]

This is accurate. Members of a family can use language, but the family itself cannot.

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> On Nov 11, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Karen Alessio <karenalessio at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think it is because a family is a group, which is a thing, not a single sentient entity...
> 
> On Nov 11, 2015 10:58 AM, "Fatairae" <fatairae at gmail.com <mailto:fatairae at gmail.com>> wrote:
> So, point I've been confused on.
> 
> qorDu'mey : families
> Or,
> qorDu'pu' : families
> 
> 
> The practice lessons list "qorDu'wIj" as "my family", which indicates families are considered an object or unit, rather then a being capable of speaking.  I can accept that (and the interesting cultural concepts it engenders), but is it right?
> Or, is family one of those implicit plurals, and you can't express a group of families directly?
> 
> On Nov 11, 2015, at 10:01, Michael Roney, Jr. <nahqun at gmail.com <mailto:nahqun at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> Klingon Affix of the Day for Wednesday, November 11, 2015
> 
> Klingon affix: -mey
> Part of speech: Type 2 Noun Suffix
> Definition: plural (general)
> Source: TKD
> 
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