[tlhIngan Hol] some info about the title of Kahless the Unforgettable
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Mon Oct 11 07:38:29 PDT 2021
FWIW the version without {-be'} is used in the paq'batlh's introduction:
(PB, p. vii-viii): His [i.e. Kahless’] name is commonly accompanied by the epithet "The Unforgettable" ({lIjlaHbogh pagh}) or "The Greatest Warrior of Them All" ({SuvwI' Dun law' Hoch Dun [puS]}).
[ I don't have the paq'batlh available. Is {puS} really omitted here? ]
... while the version with {-be'} is used elsewhere:
yIntaHvIS qeylIS'e' lIjlaHbe'bogh vay' batlh 'etlhvam chenmoHlu'pu'
this sword of honor descends from the time of Kahless the Unforgettable.
[SkyBox S8]
qeylIS tIghmey'e' DaH tIQoy / teH tIghmey 'ej bIH bolIjlaHbe'
Hear now […] The ways of Kahless, For they are true And unforgettable. (PB)
[ Is the epithet used anywhere else in the paq'batlh? ]
loD lIjlaHbe'bogh vay' wIlIjpu', tuqmeymaj tay'moHmeH qeylIS'e'.
We have forgotten the Unforgettable, the last to unify our tribes: Kahless.
[DSC "The Vulcan Hello" (NON-CANON)]
wovmoHwI' yItlha'. tIquvma yItlha'. tIquvma lIjlaHbe'bogh vay'!
Follow the light. Follow T'Kuvma. T'Kuvma the Unforgettable!
[DSC "Battle at the Binary Stars" (NON-CANON)]
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From: mayqel qunen'oS
Another good question would be how this all relates to saying "an unforgettable journey": {leng lIjlaHbogh pagh} or {leng lIjlaHbe'bogh vay'}.
Personally, I'd choose {leng lIjlaHbogh pagh} for a truly unforgettable experience, and {leng lIjlaHbe'bogh vay'} for an unforgettable journey which isn't as awesome as the former.
Of course, this is just my personal preference, and qeylIS knows I don't give a crap about what a klingon would or would not say.
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