tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 24 07:33:20 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tey'
> Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 24, 2014
>
> Klingon word: tey'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child),
> niece or nephew (man's brother's child
HQ:v9n3p8: {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.
See naHQun's family tree chart at: http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html
N.B. Don't confuse with the homophonous verb {tey'} "confide".
PUN:
Does Okrand have a relative named Taylor = {tey' lor}? (Alan Anderson)
Related (!) words:
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)
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)
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)
lorbe' 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)
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)
vIn [close] cousin, niece or nephew
vInDa' compatriot, community member, cohort, fellow citizen
yur distant cousin, niece or nephew
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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