2013-05-30

Plurals 3: Body Parts

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Whether talking about humanoid (Human, Klingon, Romulan, Ferengi) or animal, the Klingon nouns for body parts have their own suffix, -Du'.

Examples: ghop hand, ghopDu' hands; chap back of the hand, chapDu' backs of the hands; mIn eye, mInDu' eyes.

The following is a partial list of typical anatomical terms such as one would encounter in an encounter with Klingons. All these take the -Du' suffix. There are no awkward inherently plural nouns for body parts - one plural suffix fits all.

As with -mey use the appropriate plural verb prefixes.

anklengIb
armDeS
armpit'I'
backDub
back of handchap
backsideSa'Hut
beardrol
bellychor
big toemarwI'
bodyporgh
brainyab
cheekqevpob
chinwoS
clawpach
cleavagengech
corpselom
ear (cartilgainous external part)qogh
ear (internal part)teS
elbowDeSqIv
eyemIn
faceqab
fingernItlh
fingernailnItlhpach
fistro'
footqam
foreheadQuch, boD, Huy'Dung, jargh, mIQ, no''och, tuqvol, 'aqlo'
fourth toenanwI'
hair (body)pob
hair (head)jIb
handghop
headnach
hearttIq
heelva'nuch
index fingerSIqwI'
jowlqevpob
kivonqIvon
kneeqIv
leg'uS
lipwuS
little toeQay'wI'
liverchej
lungtagh
middle fingerqaywI'
moustacheloch
mouthnuj
neckmong
noseghIch, ley'
nostriltlhon
open, flat handghIt
palm of handtoch
paw (animal)namwech
pinky fingerqanwI'
pupil (eye)lur
ring fingerqewwI'
roof of mouth, hard palatelev
second toeHomwI'
shouldervolchaH
sideDop
sole (foot)bem
tailtlhuQ
third toeroSwI'
throatHugh
thumb (adult)SenwI'
thumb (child)rIlwI'
toeyaD
tonguejat
toothHo'
top of footmov
trunk of bodyro
vein'aD
wristyeb

Examples

qabDu' qIp She hits faces

tIqDu' lughaj They have hearts

lulargh ghIchDu' The noses smell (her)

Body Parts and -mey

It is possible to use the -mey plural suffix in the context of body parts. However, the only context one can apply for this is if the body parts are scattered all over the place.

ghopmey vIlegh I see hands scattered all over the place

ravDaq pumpu' jatmey The tongues fell out all over the floor
(ravDaq on the floor (n); (rav floor; (n) -Daq locative noun suffix (type 5 noun suffix)); pumpu' fall (v); (pum fall (v); -pu' aspect marker (type 7 verb suffix)))

There is just one more final plural noun suffix, and this describes people and beings capable of using language. That is the topic of the next lesson.

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