tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 06 07:09:57 2008
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Re: Klingon WOTD: vIn (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, March 6, 2008.
>
>Klingon word: vIn
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: cousin, niece, nephew
>
>Additional Notes:
>HolQeD 9:3 p. 8, {matlh jup mu'mey}. {vIn}, in its plural form {vInpu'},
>is used for a group consisting of at least one {tey'} and no one who is
>not a {lor} or a {tey'}. Thus {vInpu'} may be translated "cousins,
>nieces, nephews." If it's not a mixed group, then, of course, the plural
>forms of {lor} and {tey'} would be used ({lorpu'}, {tey'pu'}). {vInpu'}
>might also be used if the speaker is unsure about the makeup of the group
>(but sure enough to know that {vInpu'} is a better choice than
>{yurpu'}. The singular form, {vIn}, is also sometimes used in place of
>{lor} or {tey'} when focusing on the {vIn} as a member of a group of
>{vInpu'} as opposed to his or her specific relationship to the speaker.
"Related" nouns:
{tey'} cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece
or nephew (man's brother's child or woman's sister's child)
{lor} cousin (mother's brother's child or father's sister's child), niece
or nephew (man's sister's child or woman's brother's child)
{yur} distant cousin, niece or nephew (second cousin, grand-nephew, etc.)
See naHQun's online charts of Klingon family relationships at
<http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html>http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons