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Klingon Word of the Day: QaD
by Klingon Word of the Day 03 May '21

03 May '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, May 01, 2021 Klingon word: QaD Part of speech: verb Definition: be safe (slang), be protected (slang) Source: KGT This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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hellenic gods - hera introduction
by mayqel qunen'oS 03 May '21

03 May '21

Hera: Queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings, and empires. She is the wife and sister of Zeus, and the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was usually depicted as a regal woman in the prime of her life, wearing a diadem and veil and holding a lotus-tipped staff. Although she is the goddess of marriage, Zeus's many infidelities drive her to jealousy and vengefulness. Her sacred animals include the heifer, the peacock, and the cuckoo. hera: Qunpu’ che’wI’; tlhogh, be’pu’, ‘atwI’pu’, voDleHpu’, wo’mey je Qun. boghmoHtaHvIS be’, wanI’vam che’ hera. zeus be’nal ghaH, be’nI’Daj ghaH je, ‘ej cronus rhea je puqbe’ ghaH. hera ‘aghlu’taHvIS, motlh che’wI’ DI’onmey be’ ‘aghlu’; yInDaj HoS DISmey SIQ be’vam, nachDajDaq che’wI’ mIv’a’ qoSta’ tu’lu’, nach velbogh weSjech tuQ, ‘ej lotus QIn ghajbogh naQ ‘uch. tlhogh Qun ghaH, ‘ach pIj latlh parmaqqaypu’ ghajpu’mo’ zeus, pIj ghalchoHpu’, ‘ej noDqangchoHpu’. heifer, peacock, cuckoo, latlhmey je bIH lu’oSbogh Ha’DIbaH’e’. ~ Dana'an 'elaDya' Qunpu' neH vIquvmoH

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transport or transporter?
by De'vID 03 May '21

03 May '21

In TKD, the following words are defined: {jol} "transport beam" {jolpa'} "transport room" These definitions are used consistently throughout the book, in both the body and the word lists, and in the translations of these sentences containing these words: {jolpa'[Daq] yIjaH} "Go to the transport room!" {jol yIchu'} "Activate the transport beam!" Outside of TKD (including in both the filmed dialogue and written script of Star Trek III), these are always referred to as the "transporter beam" and "transporter room" in English. (Indeed, the English version of the lines in the script which are spoken in Klingon say "transporter".) Question: Should these definitions and lines be "corrected" to say "transporter" instead, in maintained word lists? It was recently pointed out to me that {boQwI'} had defined these "erroneously" as "transport beam" and "transport room", the user assuming and expecting the "transporter" versions to be correct. Of course, {boQwI'} is just following TKD here. But if these are agreed to be canon errors, then the entries should be corrected and noted, as other errors are. Weirdly, there is also this word which uses "transporter" in the definition: {jolvoy'} "transporter ionizer unit" This is most certainly a transposition of "transporter unit ionizer": https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Transporter_unit_ionizer Later, in Power Klingon, {jol SeHlaw} is translated as "transporter control panel". Still later, the Klingon BIrd-Of-Prey poster translates {jolpa'} as "transporter room". So there's canon justification for changing the definitions to use "transporter". -- De'vID

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{neH} adverb with {pong} verb
by mayqel qunen'oS 02 May '21

02 May '21

Ca'Non sentence: roD 'oHvaD juHqo' ponglu' neH [Qo'noS] is usually referred to as simply "the homeworld" I can't understand how this Ca'Non klingon sentence produces the english one; if I hadn't read the translation, I'd understand it as "it is merely called homeworld". Which in turn wouldn't make sense not even in english. What does "merely called" actually mean? Does it mean that something is "merely called" as opposed to something additional being happening to it? If I say "the officer merely hit the prisoner", then this means that he hit the prisoner without doing anything else to him; it means "he just hit the prisoner; he didn't for example execute him too". So, what the jay' does "something is merely called" actually mean? Does it mean "we just call it something, without let's say having sex with it too"? This Ca'Non sentence seems like 'oqranD wanted to use the adverb "simply", which of course is non-existent in the so-called warrior language, and for lack of a better alternative, shoved up a {neH} after the {ponglu'}, while at the same time giving a different english translation than klingon sentence actually implies. I could understand it if he wrote: roD 'oHvaD juHqo' neH ponglu' [Qo'noS] is usually referred to as only "the homeworld" Meaning "Kronos is usually called only by the name of homeworld"; i.e. usually no other name is being used for Kronos, except "the homeworld". ~ Dana'an

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Klingon Word of the Day: chen
by Klingon Word of the Day 02 May '21

02 May '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, May 02, 2021 Klingon word: chen Part of speech: verb Definition: build up, take form Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon (at least pseudo-Klingon) in Bart Simpson #84 comic book
by Russ Perry Jr 01 May '21

01 May '21

Just ran across this... The lack of case differences and apostrophes have kept me from trying to translate, but the top-most bit is meant to be “my head hurts” I believe, as it parallels Bart hitting his head and waking up speaking Spanish earlier in the story. Anyway, presented for your edification, or disgust, depending. Russ

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hephaestus introduction
by mayqel qunen'oS 01 May '21

01 May '21

en *Hephaestus:* God of fire, metalworking, and crafts. Either the son of Zeus and Hera or Hera alone, he is the smith of the gods and the husband of the adulterous Aphrodite. He was usually depicted as a bearded, crippled man with hammer, tongs, and anvil, and sometimes riding a donkey. His sacred animals include the donkey, the guard dog, and the crane. Among his creations was the armor of Achilles. Hephaestus used the fire of the forge as a creative force tlh *hephaestus: * qul, mItlhmeH mIw, laHmey le’ je Qun. *zeus* *hera* je puqloD ghaH, pagh *hera* neH puqloD ghaH. Qunpu’ baS vIqraq chenmoHwI’ ghaH, ‘ej *aphrodite* (parmaqqay law’ ghajbogh *aphrodite*) loDnal ghaH. *hephaestus* ‘aghlu’taHvIS, motlh loD rIgh ‘aghlu’; qabDajDaq rol tu’lu’, mupwI’, cha”etlh DaSwI”a’, *anvil* je ghaj *hephaestus*, ‘ej rut SarghHom lIgh. SarghHom, ‘avbogh qovIj/ngavyaw’, *crane*, latlhmey je bIH lu’oSbogh Ha’DIbaH’e’. Doch law’ chenmoHta’ *hephaestus*, ‘ej *achilles* SIryoD chenmoHta’ je. baS tetmeH vIncha’ qul ‘oH *hephaestus* chenmoHmeH HoS mung’e’. ~ Dana'an

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