Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Klingon word: lor Part of speech: noun Definition: cousin (mother's brother's child or father's sister's child), niece or nephew (man's sister's child Source: HQ (9:3 p8) _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence by Okrand. (HQ 9.3:8): {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: 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) 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) 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) SEE ALSO: vIn cousin, niece or nephew yur distant cousin, niece or nephew As always when we discuss kinship terms, see naHQun's helpful chart at: http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons