December 2019 - tlhIngan-Hol

pseudo-Klingon words from the paq'batlh
by De'vID 27 May '22

27 May '22

What do people think about the following Klingon "words" from paq'batlh? They don't appear in the main (Klingon-language) text, but are used in otherwise English sentences in the introduction or footnotes. xxii. {Huy'reH} "aria style" xxii, 62, 87. {cha'ang} "chorus style" xvii, xxii, xxxv. {Qich'lut} "narrator style" xix. {paq'jachchu} "Book of the Perfect Scream" {Huy'reH} and {cha'ang}, at least, seem to follow proper modern {tlhIngan Hol} phonology. {Qich'lut} has a lower-cased "i" and an out-of-place {qaghwI'}. {paq'jachchu} has that apostrophe after {paq} and a missing {qaghwI'} at the end (if the {jachchu} part is indeed the verb {jachchu'}, as the English translation seems to indicate). On p.xxx, it is explicitly stated that the name {paq'batlh} is in {no' Hol} and that the apostrophe may be a clue to some missing grammatical element. Of course, the book also has sections named {paq'yav}, {paq'raD}, and {paq'QIH}. So {paq'jachchu} is probably just spelled weirdly for the same reason. Should {Huy'reH} and {cha'ang} be accepted as canon Klingon words as-is? In other words, would you expect them in a new words list? (In particular, I am asking if they should be listed in {boQwI'}.) The word {Qich'lut} is spelled that way all three times it appears in the book. I notice that in previous discussions on this mailing list, 'IQqu' and Voragh have both spelled it as {QIch lut} (capital-I, no apostrophe, space between the two words). Should {QIch lut} be accepted as the "modern" spelling for the purpose of look-up in word lists? -- De'vID

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paq'batlh errata?
by De'vID 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

Did anyone ever put together a list of errata for the {paq'batlh}? I'm about to send off my own list to the publisher. But if anyone else has compiled a list, please let me know in case I missed something. -- De'vID

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Pronouns for irregular plurals
by Hugh Son puqloD 16 Aug '20

16 Aug '20

As I understand it, irregular plurals like {cha}, {ngop}, {negh}, and {no'} are treated as grammatically singular. But does that extend to pronouns? The following sentences don’t bother me that much: {ngop wISay'moH} {Dulegh'a' negh?} {no' luqaw} {cha yIghuS!} But these seem downright weird: {nuqDaq 'oH ngop'e'?} {'Iv ghaH no'ra''e'?} {cha 'oH'a'?} {negh ghaHlaw'.} Do we have canonical evidence of pronouns used to stand in for irregular plural nouns?

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Klingon Word of the Day: pargh
by Klingon Word of the Day 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, April 07, 2018 Klingon word: pargh Part of speech: verb Definition: be synthetic, artificial Source: qepHom 2017 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: woQ
by Klingon Word of the Day 31 Dec '19

31 Dec '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Klingon word: woQ Part of speech: noun Definition: authority, political power Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Horse in Klingon
by Jesse Manoogian 30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

Thanks, Felix! That was quite the Ha'DIbaHQeD lesson! Another major difference between sarks and horses, from what you've mentioned, is that a sark is omnivorous. And what with their variety of coat colors, much like in the old Wizard of Oz movie, one could have a "Sargh of a different color"! >Klingon for the Galactic Traveler describes a {Sargh} ("sark") as > > >"an animal somewhat resembling a Terran horse, both in appearance and in that Klingons >(generally individually) often ride on the animal's back" > > >In the TNG episode "Pen Pals", Picard had the following exchange with the holodeck >computer: > > >PICARD: Computer, programme the holodeck for a woodland setting, with a bridle path and an >appropriate mount. >COMPUTER: Type of mount? Andorian Zabathu, Klingon Sark, ... >PICARD: Horse. Earth horse. > > >According to The Starfleet Survival Guide, these beasts of burden are "omnivorous quadruped >equine" lifeforms that "are similar in size and behavior to Terran horses and Talnerian >riding lizards". >They stand "roughly 2.5 to 2.9 meters tall at the shoulder, and mature adults weigh in >excess of 340 kilograms". >They have "coarse, shaggy coats of fur" in a variety of colors. > >They can accelerate from a standstill to speeds greater than 80 km/h in less than 12 >seconds. > > >An important difference between sarks and horses is that sarks have two straight, sharp >horns that can extend more than a meter in front of their heads. > >They also have spiked, flail-like tails. > > >Males are known to be fiercely territorial, and approaching a female may enrage them. They >have been known to disembowel people in a single pass. > > >In other words, I'm sure you could describe a horse as a {tera' Sargh}, and I believe many >in the community do. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if a Klingon would describe >it as a {Sarghqoq} when they see it. > > >//loghaD

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Klingon Word of the Day: meQ
by Klingon Word of the Day 30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, December 30, 2019 Klingon word: meQ Part of speech: verb Definition: burn Source: TKD (94 KE, 122 EK) 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: qoS
by Klingon Word of the Day 30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, December 27, 2019 Klingon word: qoS Part of speech: noun Definition: birthday Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Horse in Klingon?
by Jesse Manoogian 29 Dec '19

29 Dec '19

I'm trying to find out how to say "horse" in Klingon. Apparently there are Kronos equivalents for many common English animal names (a jentu' is obviously a penguin, for instance), but I can't find the Klingon equivalent of a horse. You'd think that for such a common animal word there would be a Klingon equivalent in use. Does Kronos have a horse-analogue, and if so, what is the name of it?

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Klingon Word of the Day: lengwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 29 Dec '19

29 Dec '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, December 29, 2019 Klingon word: lengwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: rover (grammatical term) Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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