tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 08 07:20:14 2015
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: be'nI'
> Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, June 08, 2015
>
> Klingon word: be'nI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: sister
DuraS tuq tlhIngan yejquv patlh luDub 'e' reH lunIDtaH
DuraS be'nI'pu' lurSa' be'etor je.
The sisters of the House of Duras, Lursa and B'Etor,
are constantly seeking a higher standing for the House
of Duras within the Klingon High Council. S26
ngoQvam luchavmeH ghawran maghpu' be'nI'pu'
To this end, the sisters have acted against Gowron...
in order to gain power. S26
MO's email to Lieven (11/15/2010): There was another question about whether ?{loDnI'nal} and ?{be'nI'nal} could be brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Maltz said he didn't think there were specific words for these concepts. He said to just describe the relationship: {loDnI' loDnal} and {be'nI' loDnal} for brother-in-law and {loDnI' be'nal} and {be'nI' be'nal} for sister-in-law. He said you could even say things like {be'nal loDnI' be'nal} "wife's brother's wife".
SEE ALSO:
loDnI' brother (n):
- ghobchuq loDnI'pu'
"The Brothers Battle One Another"
(i.e. the famous Kahless and Morath statue) (KCD)
- qeylIS loDnI' 'opleS chovan
One day, brother Kahless, you will bow before me. (PB 58-59)
- ghomchuqqa' loDnI'pu' vav je
[translation wanting] (PB 103, 203)
puqnI' grandchild (n)
puqnI'be' granddaughter (n)
puqnI'loD grandson (n)
SoSnI' grandmother (n)
vavnI' grandfather (n)
*{nI'} and *{nal} seem to be bound morphemes - only occurring in compound nouns, never on their own - meaning a relation by blood or marriage respectively.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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