[tlhIngan Hol] expressing "one of these people"

SuStel sustel at trimboli.name
Fri Sep 11 06:41:48 PDT 2020


On 9/11/2020 9:14 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
> {wa' nuvpu'vam} DIp-DIp tlhegh vIqeltaHvIS, mumISmoH vay'..
>
> wa' (one) - singular
> nuvpu' (people) - plural
>
> But the {nuvpu'} is the head noun.. So, is the {wa' nuvpu'vam}
> singular or plural ?

*wa'* is a number, not a noun. It does not participate in noun-noun 
constructions.

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SuStel
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