[tlhIngan Hol] verb prefix on XvaD Y ponglu' construction when Y is plural

[Iikka Hauhio]

SuStel:

> Panatheneans,being plural, should be treated as plural when used as a foreign word in Klingon.yupma'vaD panatheneans ponglu'.

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I think there is an error in this message, since you use singular ponglu'. So do you think that the word should be treated as plural (and the verb should be luponglu'), or that the word should be treated as singular (and the verb should be ponglu')?

In my opinion, the word should be treated as singular, since it's a name and a foreign word.

Iikka "fergusq" Hauhio
------- Original Message -------
On Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 at 16.42, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 7/6/2022 7:50 AM, D qunen'oS wrote:
>
>> Anyway, back to the original question.. Since the word "panatheneans" is plural, what should I write?
>>
>> yupma'vaD panatheneans ponglu'
>> yupma'vaD panatheneans luponglu'
>
> Panatheneans, being plural, should be treated as plural when used as a foreign word in Klingon. yupma'vaD panatheneans ponglu'.
>
> --
> SuStel
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