April 2021 - tlhIngan-Hol

You can't kill me! I am Ivar the boneless!
by mayqel qunen'oS 09 Apr '21

09 Apr '21

jagh ghIjchu' vay' 'e' 'aghchu' vikings lut mIr 'ay'vam. vikings lut mIr, DIS vagh, 'ay' wa'DIch, lut wej: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4WIx6aEARk us: Don't you know who I am? You can't kill me! Don't you know who I am? I am Ivar the boneless! I am Ivar the boneless! You can't kill me. I am Ivar the boneless! tlh: tughovbe''a'? tuHoHlaHbe'! tughovbe''a'? HomDu' Hutlhbogh ivar jIH! HomDu' Hutlhbogh ivar jIH! tuHoHlaHbe'! HomDu' Hutlhbogh ivar jIH! ~ D

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Klingon Word of the Day: lem
by Klingon Word of the Day 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, April 08, 2021 Klingon word: lem Part of speech: noun Definition: hoof Source: KGT This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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does {-be'} negate the {-vIp} taboo?
by De'vID 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

In TKD 4.2.2, it says that: "This suffix [{-vIp}] is rarely used with a prefix meaning 'I' or 'we'. Though it is grammatically correct, it is culturally taboo." In TKD 4.3, in illustrating the rover {-qu'}, the following example sentences appear: {pIHoHvIpbe'qu'} "We are NOT afraid to kill you" {pIHoHvIpqu'be'} "We are not AFRAID to kill you" {pIHoHqu'vIpbe'} "We are not afraid to KILL you" It is then explained under which circumstances each of those sentences might be used. These sentences use the prefix {pI-}, which is "we-you", so it seems at first glance that those sentences satisfy the requirement of the taboo. The unnegated version, {pIHoHvIp} "we are afraid to kill you", is without question culturally taboo. However, does the fact that {-vIp} is negated by {-be'} change this? It's not explicitly stated, but it seems to me that a statement like "I am not afraid to fight you" would not be culturally taboo to say for a Klingon. However, in a discussion with a skilled Klingon speaker, it came up that he believes that that statement is still culturally taboo because it satisfies the description in TKD 4.2.2. I think that this is one of those cases where the TKD is giving a sketch, and the reader is supposed to work out that the opposite of a taboo statement is not taboo, but admittedly there is no evidence to support this in TKD itself. What do others think? -- De'vID

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KLI qep'a' cha'maH chorghDIch
by Alan Anderson 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

For the second year in a row, we must defer the goal of meeting in the flesh. Once again our gathering will be virtual. Fortunately, with the benefit of 21st Century technology, we will still be able to come together online for several days of concentrated study, speaking, and song. *qep’a’ cha’maH chorghDIch*, the *28th Great Meeting* of the Klingon Language Institute, will be held on the Discord chat platform. There will be conversations using text, voice, and video. There will be official presentation rooms, plus several informal “breakout” rooms for simultaneous independent conversations. There will be instructional sessions, Q&A panels, organized games, impromptu and prepared speeches, jokes, songs, and other entertainment. Go to https://www.kli.org/activi.../qepmey/qepa-chamah-chorghdich/ <https://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-chorghdich/?fbclid=IwAR2J…> for details on how to register and how to participate. *qo’mey poSmoH Hol!* *Language opens worlds! *

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-vaD and -moHlaH
by mayqel qunen'oS 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

mu'tlhegh rapDaq {-vaD} {-moH} je vIlo'taHvIS, pIjHa' {-moH} qengbogh wotDaq latlh mojaq vIlan. vaj qen jISIvchoHpu'.. jIqon: Ha'DIbaHvaD mo' vI'elmoH I cause the animal to enter the cage 'ej DaH jIqon: Ha'DIbaHvaD mo' vI'ellaHmoH jatlhbej mu'tlheghvam: "I'm able to cause the animal to enter the cage". 'a fse mu'tlhegh veb jatlhlaH'a' je? "I cause the animal to be able to enter the cage" chaq nap muSIvmoHbogh Sojvam, 'a jatlh 'amerI'qa'nganpu': < DaQanlu' pagh DaQoSchoHmoHlu'; qaq DuH wa'. > 'ej lughchu' 'amerI'qa'nganpu'. ~ Dana'an

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Klingon Word of the Day: lo' law'
by Klingon Word of the Day 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 07, 2021 Klingon word: lo' law' Part of speech: noun Definition: utility (precedes noun it modifies) Source: This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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jatlhpu' uthar wynn
by mayqel qunen'oS 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

jatlhpu' uthar wynn, sith pIn'a': "without strife your victory has no meaning, without strife you do not advance, without strife there is only stagnation". {yaylIj boghmoHpu'be'chugh yol, ramchu' yayvam; yol tu'lu'be'taHvIS, bIDub'eghmoHbe', yol tu'lu'be'taHvIS, bIraptaH}. ~ D Ουαί υμίν γραμματείς και Φαρισαίοι υποκριταί

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Klingon Word of the Day: bum
by Klingon Word of the Day 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 06, 2021 Klingon word: bum Part of speech: verb Definition: absorb Source: qep'a' 27 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: renwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, April 05, 2021 Klingon word: renwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: architect Source: qepHom 2011, Email from Marc Okrand of 25 October 2011 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Let us rejoice in their ruin
by mayqel qunen'oS 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

vikings lut mIr, DIS vagh, lut wa'. 'Inglan luyotta' vikings, 'ej Heghpu' 'Inglan voDleH (ecbert). Heghpu'bogh voDleHvaD jatlh bishop heahmund: eng: Ecbert, our martyred king, hear my prayer. Let the wrath of God fall upon these heathens, who desecrate the holy places of our land. Let them suffer at our hands. Slaughter them in battle. Cut them down like the ears of corn at harvest. Let us rejoice in their ruin, and drive them back into the sea from whence they came. And let God's holy church arm itself against these worshippers of the devil. And let this war never end, until not a single pagan lives or breathes. Ecbert, martyr, hear my prayer. tlh: ecbert, voDleHma' 'anmoHlu'pu'bogh, jIHvaD chabalwIj yIqaSmoH. Qun QeH'a'vaD, Sepmaj Daqmey watlh watlhHa'moHbogh nuvvam'e', Qunpu' ngeb quvmoHbogh nuvvam'e' tImupmoH. ghopDu'majDaq tIbechmoH. may'Daq tIpeq. yoblu'taHvIS, meyIS San'emDermeyvo' tIr chevlu'; jaSHa' porghmeychajvo' ghIvchaj tIchev. lot'a'chajmo' ghobelqu'choHmoH. chaHvaD ghoDoHmoH, 'ej chaHvaD, bIQ'a', mungchaj yIjaHmoH. devil luquvmoHbogh 'ej luQejbogh nuvvam'e' SuvlaHmeH Qun HarwI' ghom watlh, 'ej Qan'eghlaHmeH, HarwI' ghom yIHoSghajchoHmoH. 'ej van noHvam not 'e' yIchaw', Heghpu'pa' 'ej tlhuHbe'choHpu'pa' Hoch Qunpu' ngeb quvmoHbogh nuvpu'. ecbert, HarwI' 'anmoHlu'pu'bogh, jIHvaD chabalwIj yIqaSmoH. ~ D woe unto you scribes and pharisees hypocrites

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