March 2017 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: rIlwI'
by qurgh＠wizage.net 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Klingon word: rIlwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: thumb Source: HQ (10:2 p7) 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: tar
by qurgh＠wizage.net 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2017 Klingon word: tar Part of speech: noun Definition: poison Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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New Constructed Languages Journal
by John R. Harness 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Hi all, Some folks from the wider constructed languages community are putting together a journal for writings about and *in* conlangs, including, of course, tlhIngan Hol. If you are interested, you can look at their submission guidelines here: http://tekton.tf/call.html <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftekton.tf%2Fcall.html&h=ATMyAhl…> In the absense of HolQeD being published, this might be a good place to send your Klingon-related musings and analysis! 'arHa -- Socialist Alternative <http://www.socialistalternative.org/> Klingon Language Institute <http://www.kli.org/>

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Klingon Word of the Day: ghochwI'
by qurgh＠wizage.net 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, March 11, 2017 Klingon word: ghochwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: the constellation called Tracker Source: 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: pIQ
by qurgh＠wizage.net 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 12, 2017 Klingon word: pIQ Part of speech: verb Definition: be direct Source: Agnieszka Solska email to KLI mailing list containing a list of new words (Jan 26th 2012) 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: paw'aD
by qurgh＠wizage.net 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2017 Klingon word: paw'aD Part of speech: noun Definition: vein Source: qepHom 2015 p.14 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: chon bom
by qurgh＠wizage.net 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, March 09, 2017 Klingon word: chon bom Part of speech: noun Definition: hunting song 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: qangtlhIn
by qurgh＠wizage.net 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2017 Klingon word: qangtlhIn Part of speech: noun Definition: ideology Source: Pop Culture Hero Coalition message. This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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{bom} and {ghuQ}: a Klingon perspective
by Rhona Fenwick 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Hoch, peqIm! I recently emailed Marc Okrand with a question for Maltz about whether Klingons consider there to be a relationship between ghuQmey (poems) and bommey (songs, chants), and in particular, whether ghuQ implied anything in particular about the text it describes. As always, Maltz (and Marc) went above and beyond in addressing my question, so I'd like to share with you this more detailed discussion of the meanings of both bom and ghuQ. -------------------------- Rhona — It turns out that Maltz is neither the most literary of Klingons nor is he the most musical (though he does enjoy a good opera now and then), so his knowledge of things poetic and musical may not be the best. That said… With bom, there's always musicality. The music may be provided by voice alone or by voice plus a musical instrument (or other thing acting in that role). (Maltz wasn't sure of the word for instrumental music not associated with lyrics or singing, probably because this is less common than vocal music, accompanied or not. He'll get back to me, he says.) A bom could be melodious in the sense we normally think of it, singing perhaps accompanied by one or more musical instruments. Or it could be just rhythmic, perhaps accompanied by a drum of some sort. So, yes, a rap song is a bom. Rhythm (as defined by Klingons as only they can) is essential. A cheer at a sporting event or political rally is a bom (not just "Go!" or "Run!" or "Hooray!" but things like "Here we go, big team, here we go!" repeated rhythmically… and endlessly). [poD vay' ram - QeS] (At the women's march in Washington in January, I kept hearing the repetition of one person rhythmically chanting "Show me what democracy looks like!" and everyone answering "This is what democracy looks like!" That's a bom.) A bom's lyrics (bom mu'mey) need not rhyme, though they can and often do. (The libretto to the opera 'u' has very little if any rhyming.) A ghuQ, on the other hand, may be rhythmic or not, and it may rhyme or not. The focus is on the words. It's more complex, of course, because a good poem uses words that are chosen for their affect when they come together. That's "rhythm" of a sort, I suppose, but not the kind of rhythm you can tap your foot to. A ghuQ is typically recited with no musical accompaniment. If there is music, the music doesn't necessarily (or even usually) match the ghuQ — it may complement it, but it's not the musical version of the ghuQ. Sometimes someone will write music for which an already-existing ghuQ is the words. Then a ghuQ has become a bom. Or, more accurately, there is a bom version or adaptation of the ghuQ. If someone recites the words of a bom but does not sing it (someone like Shatner, maybe?), that's a recitation of the bom mu'mey; it's not a ghuQ. Generally speaking, a bom is something you sing and/or hear, but other than for scholarly reasons (or when you're learning the words), you're not likely to read a printed version of its lyrics (or music, for that matter). A ghuQ may be spoken aloud (and therefore heard), but one might also just read one. There is an ongoing conversation in Klingon literary circles (there's a concept for you!) about whether there is a difference between bom mu' and ghuQ — that is, the words alone. Did Bob Dylan win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his bom mu'mey or his ghuQmey? -------------------------- (I had reasons for asking, and there is a little more to Marc's response that addresses a specific context, but I'm not sure I'm at liberty to say more for now. But I'll absolutely share the rest - which I assure you all is fairly minor elaboration and includes no new words - when I know it's okay to do so freely.) QeS 'utlh

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Klingon Word of the Day: vI'laS
by qurgh＠wizage.net 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 05, 2017 Klingon word: vI'laS Part of speech: noun Definition: fog, mist Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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