Klingon word: tey'be' Part of speech: noun Definition: female cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece (man's brother's daughter Source: HQ:v9n3p8 _______________________________________________ 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) lor cousin (n) (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 cousin, niece or nephew yur distant cousin, niece or nephew (second cousin, grand-nephew, etc.) (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 naHQun's helpful chart at: http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/purpleelaphants/tlhInganHol/qorDuSor.html -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons