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Re: Klingon WOTD: lorbe' (noun)

Steven Boozer ([email protected])

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: lorbe' (noun)
• Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:51:15 -0500
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>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Saturday, April 19, 2008.
>
>Klingon word:   lorbe'
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition:     niece, female cousin
>
>Additional Notes:
>HolQeD 9:3 p. 8, {matlh jup mu'mey}.

HQ 9.3:8:  "female cousin (mother's brother's daughter or father's sister's 
daughter), niece (man's sister's daughter or woman's brother's daughter)"

At qep'a' wa'maHDIch [2003] Okrand revealed that his nieces, Erin and 
Meghan, are twins.

>Additional Notes:
>HolQeD 9:3 p. 8, {matlh jup mu'mey}.
>
>Synonyms: tey'be'

{tey'be'}  "female cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's 
child), niece (man's brother's daughter or woman's sister's daughter)"

Cf. also:

{lorloD}  "male cousin (mother's brother's son or father's sister's son), 
nephew (man's sister's son or woman's brother's son)"

{tey'loD}  "male cousin (mother's sister's son or father's brother's son), 
nephew (man's brother's son or woman's sister's son)"


naHQun has helpful charts of Klingon family relationships online at 
<http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html>http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html 




--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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