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Klingon WOTD: mang (n)



This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Tuesday, September 4, 2001.

Klingon word:   mang
Part of Speech: noun
Definition:     soldier

Additional Notes:
See also {negh}.

KGT p. 49-50.  The word {mang} 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 as "soldier."  The usual plural form of {mang} is a different word altogether: {negh} ("warriors, soldiers").  The word {mangpu'} is seldom used, but it is not ungrammatical.  It carries with it the notion that there are individuals (more than one {mang}) making up the group; {negh} focuses on the group as a unit.
  
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