July 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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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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“bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD” vImugh 'e' vInIDqa'
by Daniel Dadap 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

(muboQqu'mo' SuStel vItlho'qu'!) mungwIj vengHom Dab loD qan, bIQ'a' lengchu'pu' ghaH net Sov. maHvaD yInDaj lut nuja', bIQ qoD Dujmey DaqDaq qaS Hoch. vaj bIQ'a'Daq jul wIghoS, bIQ SuD wISampu'DI' mamevpu' 'ej yu'egh bIngDaq maHtaH, bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD wIDabchu'. bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD wIDabchu'taH maH, bIQ'a'Daq majaH, DujmajDaq maHtaH. bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD wIDabchu'taH maH, bIQ'a'Daq majaH, DujmajDaq maHtaH. matay' maH, juppu'ma' je, jIlpu'na'ma' chaH latlh law''e'. 'ej vogh QoQ muchchoHlu'pu'… [ QoQ muchlu'taH ] bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD wIDabchu'taH maH, bIQ'a'Daq majaH, DujmajDaq maHtaH. bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD wIDabchu'taH maH, bIQ'a'Daq majaH, DujmajDaq maHtaH. [ tujqu'choH QuQ. ] [ nughoS jagh. ] [ chay' jura? ] [ Qu'vatlh! ] [ batlh maHegh! ] [ cha yIghuS! ] [ So'wI' yIchu'Ha'! ] [ baH! ] 'ej ngeDtaH- [ mayIntaHvIS ] -vIS yInmeymaj [ ngeDbej Hoch ], 'utbogh Dochmey, bIH [ naDev SaHbej ] Hoch DIghaj [ 'utbogh Doch ]. SuD bIQ'a' [ SuD bIQ'a' ], 'ej SuD chal je [ SuD chal je ], bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD- [ Dujmaj SuDDaq ] -Daq maHegh… [ maHeghbej! Ha'! pebomqa'! ] bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD wIDabchu'taH maH, bIQ'a'Daq majaH, DujmajDaq maHtaH. bIQ qoD Dujmaj SuD wIDabchu'taH maH, bIQ'a'Daq majaH, DujmajDaq maHtaH. [ chaq 'o'megh luHutlhlaH tera' bommey, 'ach tlhIngan bommo' 'oH bomvam'e', 'o'meghqoq wIcherghQo'. vaj, rIn bomvam. pItlh. ] Notes about text in square brackets if anybody wants to record this (I might at some point, but I invite anybody else to do it if they get to it first): For [ QoQ muchlu'taH ], this could perhaps be the brass band in the Terran version of this song, or it could be something like an excerpt from 'aqtu' mellota' je. The dialog lifted from “Conversational Klingon” should be played one phrase per measure in the interlude between the second refrain and the final verse, timed with the bass drum beats. It would ideally be the original audio from the audiobook, heavily distorted to make it sound like its being spoken through a pipe, but if the pacing of the original audio isn’t suitable, or if there’s some other reason it doesn’t sound good, then it can be replaced with a new performance, with suitable audio distortion. The text interleaved into the lines of the final verse should be performed with a distortion similar to the text in the interlude. It takes the place of the “echo” in the last verse of the Terran version of the song. Rather than repeating the refrain ad infinitum and fading out, as with the Terran version, this song should have a definitive end, either with an abrupt cutoff, or an orchestra hit or something. The bit about an 'o'megh can be recited either after the music has finished, or while the instrumental track continues without vocals, to be followed by the end of the music. Or that part can be ignored, and the song can fade out with an 'o'meghqoq just like the Terran version.

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Haw'
by mayqel qunen'oS 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

The verb {Haw'} is defined as "flee, get out". Now read the relevant definitions of "flee", from the marrion-webster. a : to run away often from danger or evil. b : to hurry toward a place of security. And now, I ask.. Does the {Haw'} *have* to always have the sense of "getting out in a hurry" ? Can't I use it, to mean the "simple/relaxed/casual" getting out from a place ? Because, if the only meaning it can have, is the *getting out in a hurry", then how the frack, do I express the "getting out of" of the simple kind ? ~ mhhmhm

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Klingon Word of the Day: QaH
by Klingon Word of the Day 01 Oct '19

01 Oct '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, November 03, 2018 Klingon word: QaH Part of speech: verb Definition: help, aid Source: TKD-A (184 KE, 188 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: raQ
by Klingon Word of the Day 31 Jul '19

31 Jul '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Klingon word: raQ Part of speech: verb Definition: manipulate by hand, handle Source: KGT This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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stats of sales of Klingon books
by De'vID 31 Jul '19

31 Jul '19

Hi, Does anyone have any stats on the sales of Klingon books? Not just TKD, KGT, and TKW, but the ones not authored by Okrand, such as Hamlet, Much Ado, Gilgamesh, paq'batlh, Tao Te Ching, Art of War, and The Little Prince. I'm trying to gauge the estimated market for bilingual Klingon-English books for young children. -- De'vID

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Klingon Word of the Day: ya
by Klingon Word of the Day 30 Jul '19

30 Jul '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Klingon word: ya Part of speech: noun Definition: tactical officer Source: TKD (114 KE, 156 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: Daj
by Klingon Word of the Day 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, July 29, 2019 Klingon word: Daj Part of speech: verb Definition: be interesting Source: TKD (83 KE, 139 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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