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/vɑv/
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A male parent and ordinary family address term, with vavoy marking the affectionate Daddy form.
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Examples

  • vavwI'vaD jIjatlh.
    I speak to my father.
  • vavDaj Such puqloD.
    The son visits his father.
  • SuvwI' ghaH vavwI''e'.
    My father is a warrior.
  • vavlI' Daqaw'a'?
    Do you remember your father?
  • vavwI' vIquvmoH.
    I honor my father.

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Usage

Keep vav as the neutral kinship word and add Klingon possessive suffixes according to the grammar of beings capable of speech.

Common mistakes

vavwIj treats a father like an object, while vavwI' uses the possessive suffix for beings capable of speech.

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