[tlhIngan Hol] new word {pal'ar} "kinsperson, family member"

[D qunen'oS]

jIH:
> But if the wife of someone is his
> {pal'ar} too, then obviously this word
> can't be defined as "relative".
ghunchu'wI:
> Why not? Spouses are relatives.
> That's by explicit legal definition in many
> US jurisdictions, and by what I think is
> common sense everywhere

To be honest, I don't know how the term "relative" is legally defined in
Greece, but I know for certain that if you say in Greek "my wife is a/my
relative" then you'll be understood as if you are in an incestuous marriage.

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