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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/6/2017 2:13 PM, Steven Boozer
wrote:<br>
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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">
mayqel qunenoS<br>
</span><b><span style="color:#1F497D">< </span>vaj, naDev
chaHtaHvIS no'ma', chutmey'e' chenmoHta'bogh qeylIS lajchu'<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">< </span></b>so,
while our ancestors were here, they followed the rules created
by
<span style="color:#1F497D">K</span>ahless<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">no’</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
is grammatically singular. So odd as it sounds, this should
be
<b>naDev ghaHtaHvIS no’ma’</b> – although I suspect it’s a
common enough mistake, which is likely why Okrand always
warns against it:</span></p>
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<p>This is correct, although we've never gotten a canon example of
specifying an inherently plural noun with a pronoun.</p>
<p>I have a theory that <b>no' ghaH</b> is not actually the correct
form. I believe we've seen evidence that a group like a <b>qorDu'</b>
is not considered a being capable of using language, even though
it is made up of individuals who are. Perhaps inherently plural
nouns like <b>no'</b> work the same way. In that case, it's <b>qempa'
ghaH</b><i> he/she is an ancestor</i> and <b>no' 'oH</b><i>
they are ancestors.</i><br>
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