[84461] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: lorbe' (noun)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Apr 21 10:52:28 2008
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:51:15 -0500
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From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
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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
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
