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".