I found three more examples in the paq'batlh: tlhIngan SoH tlhIngan maH For you are Klingon, we are Klingon. (PB) reH tlhIngan tlhIH 'e' yIqaw pewuv'egh Remember forever that you are Klingons, You need no one but yourselves! (PB) wuv'eghlaH boQ lupoQbe' tlhIngan chaH [translation unavailable] (PB) ... all with {tlhIngan} and AFAIK only {tlhIngan}. As kechpaja mentioned, {tlhIngan maH/tlhIH/chaH} may well be a frozen expression turned into a slogan/battle cry. -- Voragh -----Original Message----- From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> On Behalf Of Steven Boozer Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:26 AM To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] tlhIngan maH I've always been of Luciano's opinion. Note that an unmarked plural predicate with {maH} is also seen in: yaS maH We are officers. (TKD) On the other hand ... wo' tay' tlhInganpu' maH! We are U.K. Klingons! (RT) -----Original Message----- From: Luciano Montanaro
I learned that plural ending is optional in Klingon... So I would expect it would be used basically for emphasis or at least disambiguation, in common usage. And {tlhIngan maH} is not ambiguous, as {maH} clearly indicates that the subject is plural.
On the other hand, I noticed the Duolingo course, especially, always uses plural suffixes.
mayqel wrote:
I always understood tlhIngan maH, as "we are Klingon" i.e. members of the Klingon species, instead of "we are Klingons", as in "Klingon individuals".
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