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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>ghItlhpu' naHQun, jatlh:<br><div>> Hu maSuch qorDu'wI'.<br><br>jang De'vID, jatlh:<br>> Aside from the fact that {wI-} should be used instead of {ma-} when<br>> the verb has an object, is the subject of this sentence actually "we",<br>> or is "my family" really an "it"?<br><br>I'm with De'vID - you really need a {jIH} in there to be able to use a first-person pronominal prefix.<br><br>naHQun:<br>> ghotI', bIQDep, norgh, vIghro''a', bo'Degh, je matu'.<br><br>{DItu'}.<br><br>> norgh yach be'nalwI'.<br><br>norgh Segh yIngu'. nIm lIngwI' (orca, dolphin...) 'oH'a'? ghotI'na' 'oH'a'? Dojba' Hoch cha', 'ach pIm DIrchaj net jatlh... gheghqu' tera' norgh ghotI'na' DIr; 'op DaqmeyDaq teywI' DameH DIrvetlh gheghqu' lulo'lu'pu'.<br><br>naHQun:<br>> > *polar bear* yach puqbe'wI'.<br><br>De'vID:<br>> ghaytan Ha'DIbaHvaD {tera'ngan mIl'oD chIS} Dajatlhchugh yajchu' Hoch.<br><br>latlh DuH: {chuch mIl'oD}? :)<br><br>'IHqu' Ha'DIbaHvetlh. Qobba' 'ach Doj. naDev {bIQ'a' qo'}Daq ("Sea World") 'op lughajlu' je. qen wa' boghmoHlu'law'pu'.<br><br>> pItSa' chab maSop.<br><br>{wISop}<br><br>> 'ej qo'la' 'awje vItlhutlh.<br><br>I believe {'awje'} has two qaghwI'mey.<br><br>qo'la' Segh DamaSbogh yIngu'.<br><br>QeS<br></div> </div></body>
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