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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier">I’m not sure if qunnoq got an answer to this question. <b>no'
</b>is inherently plural in meaning, but grammatically singular. E.g.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"> reH no' yIquvmoH</span></b><span style="font-family:Courier">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Courier">Always honor your ancestors.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier">(KGT 178): <b>yIquvmoH</b>,
<i>Honor them</i>! (actually, this is <i>Honor him/her</i>!; the inherently plural noun
<b>no'</b>, <i>ancestors</i>, takes a singular pronoun)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier">Other examples of <b>no’</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"> targhlIj yab tIn law' no'lI' Hoch yabDu' tIn puS
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Courier">Your
<i>targ</i> has a bigger brain than all your ancestors put together!<b> </b>PK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"> Hochlogh no' yIquvmoH</span></b><span style="font-family:Courier">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Courier">All times honor your ancestors. (<i>sic</i>) KGT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier">no' DIr</span></b><span style="font-family:Courier"> ancestor hanging (“ancestors’ skin”) is a ceremonial ornament displayed on the wall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Courier">no' Hol</span></b><span style="font-family:Courier"> ancient language (“ancestors’ language”) is discussed in KGT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Courier">A single ancestor is a <b>
qempa'. </b>It works just like <b>mang</b> and <b>negh</b>:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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(KGT 49f): <b>mang</b> is used when the warrior under discussion is described in terms of his membership in a fighting unit (for example, as a crew member on an attack cruiser). Perhaps for this reason it is sometimes translated
<i>soldier</i>. The usual plural form of <b>mang</b> is a different word altogether:
<b>negh</b> (<i>warriors</i>, <i>soldiers</i>). The word <b>mangpu'</b> is seldom used, but it is not ungrammatical. It carries with it the notion that there are individuals (more than one
<b>mang</b>) making up the group; <b>negh</b> focuses on the group as a unit. <o:p>
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--Voragh</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>nIqolay Q<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is {no'} singular or plural?<o:p></o:p></p>
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