[Tlhingan-hol] KLBC: plural in nationalities

[SuStel]

On 11/12/2015 4:50 PM, Will Martin wrote:
> Keep in mind that Okrand has explained to us that {tlhIngan Hol}
> literally means “a Klingon’s language”, or “the language of a Klingon”.
> {tlhIngan} remains a noun at all times and is not, as is commonly
> translated into English, an adjective. Meanwhile, you wouldn’t tend to
> call it {Qo’noS Hol} because the planet doesn’t speak the language. It’s
> inhabitants do.

But you WOULD say {Qo'noS Hol} to describe the language spoken on 
Kronos, perhaps to distinguish it from the way they speak on some other 
planet of the Empire.

{Qo'noS Hol} is another instance of the first noun modifying the second 
noun in a normal genitive relationship.

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