<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>e<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://lists.kli.org/pipermail/tlhingan-hol-kli.org/2021-December/018868.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.kli.org/pipermail/tlhingan-hol-kli.org/2021-December/018868.html</a></div><br>There Tim Stoffel wrote:<br><br>> And this is not a trivial subject. None of us, including 'oqranD, will<br>> live forever, and the Klingon language will go on after all of us have<br>> (hopefully!) gone to that place of honor that all true warriors go to.<br>> A sucession mechanism will at some point need to be worked out that<br>> will the language to continue to function and grow. Otherwise, Klingon<br>> will become like the Tolkien languages, frozen at the time that J.R.R.<br><div>> Tolkien died and not developed much since.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree with the "and this is not a trivial subject"; in fact it's a rather serious one.<br></div><br></div><div>But the tolkien example you're referring to is actually an example showing the opposite of what you're trying to say. The tolkien example proves why attempts to replace the creator of a language are doomed to fail.</div><div><br></div><div>You obviously don't know what happened with tolkien's black speech. So I will explain.</div><div><br></div><div>One of the languages created by tolkien was black speech; unfortunately though, tolkien created only the ring inscription, a sentence, and just a few more words. In the following years some tried to extrapolate rules from these canon sentences/words, and develop black speech further. Some were larp groups, some were just fans, which/who is turn developed several black speech dialects/wordlists:<br></div><div><br>merp<br>nurlam<br>zhaaburi a<br>zhaaburi b<br>rukh nuluurz<br>svartiska<br>horngoth<br>mugbuurz<br>red hand<br>land of shadows<br></div><div><br></div><div>Unfortunately though, although these people were passionate and persistent, since none of them had the gift tolkien had, the various dialects/wordlists created were nothing more but boring imitations of english with some "black speech flavor".</div><div><br></div><div>And while reading tolkien's ring inscription gave you goosebumps, reading any of these dialects/wordlists made you wonder how on earth it could even begin to compare with the original black speech of tolkien.</div><div><br></div><div>But now, someone will probably say "but in klingon things will be different; we don't have just a few words/sentences. We have decades of canon".</div><div><br></div><div>However here's the important point which needs to be understood.</div><div><br></div><div>People like tolkien and okrand are one in a billion. Literally. They have been born with a special gift, a gift which none of us has: the ability to create something new. <br></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">Without that gift, any attempt to continue klingon without okrand will be futile, because it's one thing to have the gift/talent to create something new, and quite another to be good at just learning something.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Unfortunately, none of us have the skills of okrand, and even more unfortunately some who are willing to take over aren't as good as they think they are.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But that will be discussed in the next post, where we'll discuss the who-is-who in klingon. With names. Because as I wrote earlier the truth needs to heard.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>t<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><a href="http://lists.kli.org/pipermail/tlhingan-hol-kli.org/2021-December/018868.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.kli.org/pipermail/tlhingan-hol-kli.org/2021-December/018868.html</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">pa' Tim Stoffel jatlhpu':</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">> And this is not a trivial subject. None of us, including 'oqranD, will</div><div dir="auto">> live forever, and the Klingon language will go on after all of us have</div><div dir="auto">> (hopefully!) gone to that place of honor that all true warriors go to.</div><div dir="auto">> A sucession mechanism will at some point need to be worked out that</div><div dir="auto">> will the language to continue to function and grow. Otherwise, Klingon</div><div dir="auto">> will become like the Tolkien languages, frozen at the time that J.R.R.</div><div dir="auto">> Tolkien died and not developed much since.</div></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">"and this is not a trivial subject" bIjatlhpu', 'ej jIQochbe'; qaS ghu' Dop: Saghchu' Sojvam.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">vuDlIj DatobmeH, tolkien Holmey San DaDelpu', 'ach bIQaghpu', vuD Dop tobchu'mo' tolkien black speech San: Hol chenmoHwI' lutammeH 'op, nIDchoHchugh, tagha' vonlu' Hoch. 'e' tobchu' tolkien black speech San.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">tolkien black speech lubopbogh 'op wanI''e' DaSovbe'ba'mo', SoHvaD jIQIj.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">'op Hol chenmoHpu' tolkien, 'ej black speech 'oH wa' Holvam'e'. 'a Do'Ha' Qeb ghuQ neH qonpu' tolkien, wa' latlh mu'tlhegh qonpu', 'ej mu' puSqu' neH 'oghpu' je. qaStaHvIS DIS veb, black speech pab luyajmeH 'op, tolkien black speech ghantoHmey lo'pu', 'ej black speech luSachmoHmeH, nIDchoHpu'. larp ghom nuv chaHpu' 'op'e', vIlle' chaHpu' latlh'e', 'ej tagha' 'op black speech Sar/mu'tay' tetlh 'oghpu':</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">merp</div><div dir="auto">nurlam</div><div dir="auto">zhaaburi a</div><div dir="auto">zhaaburi b</div><div dir="auto">rukh nuluurz</div><div dir="auto">svartiska</div><div dir="auto">horngoth</div><div dir="auto">mugbuurz</div><div dir="auto">red hand</div><div dir="auto">land of shadows</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">..'ej nongpu' 'opvam, qappu' je, 'a Do'Ha' tolkien laH le' ghajpu'mo' *pagh*, Dal Hochvam black speech Sarmey/mu'mey, 'ej 'Inglan Hol rurchu'. 'op black speech wa'DIch DI'on lo'law', 'a tolkien black speech bIHbe'chu'.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">tolkien Qeb ghuQ laDlu'taHvIS, leDchoH DIr pob je; 'a black speech Sarvam lulaDlu'choHtaHvIS, SIvchoHlu': < chay' tolkien black speech wa'DIch, Sarmeyvam je patlhmoHlaH vay'? ></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">'a DaH chaq jatlh vay': < pIm tlhIngan Hol ghu'; 'op maH DIS poH ghantoHmey tu'lu'. > 'a naDev vay' luyajnISchu'bogh Hoch tu'lu':</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">tolkien 'oqranD je rurbogh nuvpu''e' SammeH vay', nejchoHchugh, wa' Saghan nuvDaq nejpu'DI', chaq wa' neH SamlaH. 'ej jISor. le'chu'bogh laH lughaj tolkien 'oqranD je; chu'chu'bogh vay' luchenmoHlaH. 'ej laHvam ghaj *pagh* tlhIngan Hol jatlhwI' nugh nuv.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">ghoj wa'. chu'chu'bogh vay' chenmoH latlh. pImchu'mo' cha' wanI'vam, 'oqranD gheSmeH vay', nIDchugh, vonlu'chu', 'oqranD laH le' ghajbe'chu'mo' nuvvam.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">tlhIngan Hol nughDaq 'oqranD laH ghaj pagh, 'a 'oqranD gheSqang 'op, chaHvaD po'wI'pu'na' Dammo'. 'a toj'eghchu' nuvpu'vam. po'wI' chaHbe'chu'.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">..'ej QIn vebDaq {tlhIngan Hol 'Iv-ghaH-'Iv'e'} wIrIch. pongmey vI'otHa' je, vIt jatlhnISlu'mo'.</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>--<br>Dana'an<br><a href="https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/</a><br>Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ</div></div></div>
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