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/d͡ʒup/
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An ordinary friend of any gender, also used as a direct form of address, without necessarily claiming a close bond.
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Examples

  • jupna' ghaH mara'e'.
    Mara is a true friend.
  • nIteb Qob qaD jup 'e' chaw'be' SuvwI'.
    A warrior does not let a friend face danger alone.
  • jup, 'Iw HIq yItlhutlh.
    Friend, drink the bloodwine.
  • jupwI' vIvoq.
    I trust my friend.
  • jupDaj Such torgh.
    Torg visits his friend.

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Usage

Use jup as the broad neutral friendship term. Klingon culture also has narrower terms for particular kinds of close friendship, while jupna' makes genuine closeness explicit.

Common mistakes

jupwIj uses the possessive suffix for things, while a friend is capable of speech and takes jupwI'.

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