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LDC:
> Care must be taken
>in translating these sentences, because "na'enai" is insufficient
>(though it would be great for "Hawaii is the only state to recognize
>gay marriage").  In fact any use of "the only" is probably na'enai.
 >

Yes, but the right translation for that would be something like::

    na'enai bo la xa,uai,is cu mergu'erpau co mitcinpa'i nunspe flalu
    Only Hawaii is a US state with gay marriage law.

na'enai must be attached to la xa,uai,is and not to the selbri,
as the English sentence seems to sugest.

co'o mi'e xorxes