Plural for Amish

[nq:1]Hi, I'm translating an article on Amish Community in US. Is there a plural for word Amish?[/nq]
No. It's like buffalo ... One Amish, five Amish, 500 Amish
Tsu Dho Nimh

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Tsu Dho Nimh wrote on 11 nov 2003 in sci.lang.translation:
[nq:2]Hi, I'm translating an article on Amish Community in US. Is there a plural for word Amish?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. It's like buffalo ... One Amish, five Amish, 500 Amish[/nq]
Still shoot them, overthere ?
500 buffalo, five buffalo, one buffalo, and then there were none.
500 Amish, five Amish, ...

Evertjan.
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[nq:1]Tsu Dho Nimh wrote on 11 nov 2003 in sci.lang.translation:[/nq]
[nq:2]No. It's like buffalo ... One Amish, five Amish, 500 Amish[/nq]
[nq:1]Still shoot them, overthere ? 500 buffalo, five buffalo, one buffalo, and then there were none. 500 Amish, five Amish, ... Evertjan. The Netherlands. (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)[/nq]
The number of buffalo has increased

[nq:2]Hi, I'm translating an article on Amish Community in US. Is there a pluralfor word Amish?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. It's like buffalo ... One Amish, five Amish, 500 Amish[/nq]
Buffaloes is an acceptable plural of buffalo.
Amish on the other hand is a plural noun.

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[nq:1]The Amish have thrived here in America more than anyplace else. I don't know if there are even any Amish ... now dated, and most people speak of an "Amish man" or "Amish woman" and "the Amish" for the plural form.[/nq]
The Amish don't exist as a distinct group in Europe, but the reason is that the European Amish eventually reconciled with the Mennonite community. There are may

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[nq:2]No. It's like buffalo ... One Amish, five Amish, 500 Amish[/nq]
[nq:1]Buffaloes is an acceptable plural of buffalo. Amish on the other hand is a plural noun.[/nq]
Well, I'm confused now. What's the singular than?

[nq:2]for Buffaloes is an acceptable plural of buffalo. Amish on the other hand is a plural noun.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, I'm confused now. What's the singular than?[/nq]
One Amish, two Amish, many Amish.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

[nq:2]Amish on the other hand is a plural noun.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, I'm confused now. What's the singular than?[/nq]
Amish

Marc Lombart 12/11/2003 11:54:10 http://www.marcmywords.com

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[nq:2]Well, I'm confused now. What's the singular than?[/nq]
[nq:1]One Amish, two Amish, many Amish.[/nq]
Just like, one sheep, two sheep, many sheep.

Marc Lombart 12/11/2003 11:54:43 http://www.marcmywords.com

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[nq:1]Hi, I'm translating an article on Amish Community in US. Is there a plural for word Amish? Amishes perhaps?[/nq]
I haven't looked at every response you've received, but one detail I haven't seen is this: one uses "Amish" as a noun general or abstract uses, as in "The Amish live in their own communities" or "I don't know much about the Amish. But to refer to one or more individuals, one o