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 crewmember 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.

negh se centra en el grupo como una unidad.  La palabra mangpu' se usa raramente, pero no es gramaticalmente incorrecta. mangpu' conlleva la idea de que hay individuos (más de uno mang) que componen el grupo.