July 2016 - tlhIngan-Hol

qep'a' cha'maH wej mu' chu' - New Words
by qurgh lungqIj 18 Aug '16

18 Aug '16

Greetings all, This afternoon we revealed a number of new words from Dr. Okrand and Maltz. We distributed these words to the qep'a' attendees in a booklet, and in order to preserve the look of that book I've posted all the pages as images online, on the KLI website: http://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-wejdich/new-words/ Go and look at the words! yItIv! If you have any questions about the words, send them to me and I will see if I can get answers from Marc. qurgh

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Vocabulary learning method
by mayqel qunenoS 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

The human mind has an amazing capacity of understanding and processing new information, and it is a fact too that we all learn in different ways. However, when the mind encounters new information (in our case vocabulary), the following four points could be said in order to describe what will happen : 1. first it will remember the words which it considers important 2. then it will remember the words which for some reason it will find strange 3. then the words which are constantly revised 4. when it encounters a new word and forgets it, some time has to pass before a second revision of that word takes place, if that revision is to be successful. however that time must not be too long. If someone wants to learn klingon, (or any language real or constructed), he has to learn the vocabulary. Learning the grammar, and relying on a dictionary just won't cut it (as americans would say..). But here comes the question ; how does one proceed in order to learn the vocabulary ? There are many ways.. Some people memorize one word at a day, others memorize 10 or 20, some try to learn it as they speak or write klingon. But the problem is that all these methods, take too long. Depending on what someone qualifies as a separate word deemed worthy of a separate entry in a dictionary, klingon possesses 2000-3000 (give or take a few) words. If you proceed, by learning one word at a day you need 2000 days just to go through the vocabulary once, let alone revision.. If you learn 20 words a day, then again you need 100 - 150 days, revision excluded. And won't you miss a day ? So, in order to get the job done, this is what you need to do : Open your dictionary and each time read just a single letter. For example start with the letter "A". Start reading without trying to memorize. You're reading : ".. this word means that, the next word means this, the word after is whatever..". The important thing is not to stress yourself, or fall into the trap of trying to "actively memorize". You just breeze through the word list of a specific letter (in our example the letter A), and while reading you must be trying to stay relaxed. Don't force yourself to memorize, and don't pause to ask in your mind "did I learn that previous entry ?". Now, when you finish letter A you will see : 1. the whole process was easy 2. it took only 15-20 minutes 3. your mind learned some words which for you are important 4. your mind learned additional words which you found strange for whatever reason. 5. words you were wondering about from the previous revision, now became clearer 6. and although you didn't realize that you actually learned something new, if you try and write, you'll notice that suddenly words crop up in your mind out of nowhere. The beauty of this method is the following : 1. Even for a letter which has many entries, it doesn't take more than 15-20 minutes 2. It is easy ; you don't even work up a headache 3. It can be repeated twice a day .. and most importantly : 4. It goes through the entire vocabulary in a matter of 10 days. Why 10 days ? Because some letters have very few entries, thus being able to read 2, or more of them at a time. (each "time" considered as a period of 15-20 minutes). With this method, in a month someone is able to process the entire vocabulary 2-3 times, which is way faster than any other learning method (of the ones we talked about earlier). So, finally, someone will ask : How long would it take for someone to learn ? Because we're all different, there's no way of accurately predicting ; but from personal experience, I will say that after 2-3 months you'll be able to write in klingon, without needing to be constantly reaching for the dictionary. Is there a catch (as americans say..) to all this ? Yes there is.. It is boring as hell, and the more words you learn, the more difficult it becomes to overcome the boredom of sitting down and going through them again. Also, for this method to work, you need to be writing/using klingon daily, for your mind to *feel*, that the words it processes are indeed important. But as with everything in life, it all comes down to a simple question : How bad do you want it ? mop Hurgh

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muvchuqmoH. seriously ?
by mayqel qunenoS 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

read this : Qo'noS tuqmey muvchuqmoH qeylIS kahless united the tribes of kronos ..good for him ; but for the rest of us, why the {muvchuqmoH} takes an object ? according to tkd, when the {-chuq} suffix is used, the verb prefix must indicate "no object". that is the word which bears the {-chuq} can't take an object. the ones that are {-chuq"ed"}, must be the recipients of each others actions. they can't {-chuq} each other, and then all of them together {-chuq} someone else too. now, perhaps this sentence stands because we have the {-moH}, on the {muvchuq} ; but even so, I can't bring myself to *feeling* the combined meaning of {-chuq} {-moH} with that of a subject too. mop qIj

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Klingon Word of the Day: lop
by qurgh＠wizage.net 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, July 31, 2016 Klingon word: lop Part of speech: verb Definition: celebrate Source: KGT This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: Hatlh
by qurgh＠wizage.net 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, July 30, 2016 Klingon word: Hatlh Part of speech: noun Definition: country, countryside Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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mu'mey chu': maggh yotlh n. lawn
by MorphemeAddict 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

These two lines occur in the newest list of new words: magh n. Klingon plant that most closely resembles grass maggh yotlh n. lawn Is {maggh} a typo for {magh}? lay'tel SIvten

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How to hold a rabbit
by mayqel qunenoS 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

motlh, mIlloghvam cha' puqpu'vaD muchmey : cheS woHlu'meH qoghDu'Daj lu'uchlu'. 'ej mIlloghvam wIleghmo', lugh tagha' 'e' wIHar. 'a mujqu'bej. qatlh ? meqvam napmo' : cheS woHlu'chugh, qoghDu'Daj 'uchtaHvIS vaj cheSvetlh 'oy'moHbej ghaH. cheSmey ghajpu'mo' vavnI'wI', cheS woHmeH mIw vISovbej. toH, cheS DawoHmeH chay' bIvangnIS ? wa'DIch, mo'DajDaq ghopDu'lIj vIlan. ghIq, cheS 'I'Du' Da'uch 'ej ngugh DawoH ! nach velwI' qIj HuD'a' toSwI' Ha'DIbaH qavan

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qatlh goat vIparHa'
by mayqel qunenoS 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Hoch jaj, jIHarghtaHvIS pIj jIDoy'choH. 'ej pIj jIpujchoHDI', jIHvaD jatlh qunnoq : 'ughqu' qay'wI'mey ; qatlh bItaHnIS ? chaq bIbupnIS.. 'a ngugh, goat mIllogh vIqaw. 'ej ngugh mupIlmoH Ha'DIbaHvetlh. vay' 'oS Ha'DIbaHvetlh ; torQo'bogh ghaH. jItorQo' je. 'ej jItorQo'mo' not jIbup. nach velwI' qIj

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HolQeD Project
by qurgh lungqIj 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Greetings fellow jatlhwI'pu'! During last week's qep'a', Lawrence and I spoke in length about getting old copies of HolQeD online, and I volunteered to coordinate this new project. To that end, I am seeking motivated KLI members who are willing to invest time in helping with this project. The primary task will be to convert the paper version of articles into electronic formats (either through OCR, when possible, or by simply re-typing them), although I may also need help with other tasks. Access to HolQeD is not necessary, all you need is time and a willingness to help. If you are interested, please email me OFF the list. If you have copies of HolQeD, please include the volumes/issues you own in the email. You do not need to be skilled at Klingon to help with this project as most of the work will be in English, so this is a great project for all levels from beginners to advanced speakers. The more people we can get involved in this project the quicker it will go, and the less work each individual has to do. qurgh

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Klingon Word of the Day: bup
by qurgh＠wizage.net 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, July 29, 2016 Klingon word: bup Part of speech: verb Definition: quit Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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