June 2022 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: vaj
by Klingon Word of the Day 06 Jun '22

06 Jun '22

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, June 06, 2022 Klingon word: vaj Part of speech: adv Definition: so, then, thus, in that case Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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{law'} {puS} construction with {je} "too"
by D qunen'oS 04 Jun '22

04 Jun '22

yaS yoH law' jagh yoH puS the officer is braver than the enemy mang yoH law' jagh yoH puS je the soldier is braver than the enemy too Can we use {je} "too" this way? -- Dana'an https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/ Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ

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qepHom'a' 2022
by Lieven L. Litaer 03 Jun '22

03 Jun '22

Dear friends of the Klingon language, the past two years had interrupted our annual meetings, but this year, we definitely plan to do our big anniversary as a live event in November. As the number of interested attendees has grown high, a few years ago we decided to limit the number of attendees, so that the qepHom remains a cozy and nice event. This year's registration deadline ends on June 30, 2022. We have already admitted some of the registration requests (by our lottery system), but have left open the option for those registering late and did not admit all available places. So if you are still hesitating whether you should come or not, this month is your last chance. A short summary: This year, we celebrate our 20th anniversary with a big program. We have made a feature-length movie which we will watch in a great movie theatre, we will have dinner in a very special location, and much more. For details and registration, see https://www.qepa.de Contact me personally for questions. rIn. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/AliceInWonderland

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Klingon Word of the Day: Se'tu'
by Klingon Word of the Day 03 Jun '22

03 Jun '22

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, June 03, 2022 Klingon word: Se'tu' Part of speech: noun Definition: saucepan Source: TalkNow - Learn Klingon!, revealed 30 September 2011 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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New: Klingon exercise book
by Lieven L. Litaer 03 Jun '22

03 Jun '22

Dear friends, I'd like to inform you about new book, even though it's available in German only. I have made an exercise book for the Klingon language, which includes only exercises, no explanations at all. It is made like those books that children use in school to learn a language, so it has fill-in exercises, hearing comprehension, crossword riddles and so on. The book is available in any usual bookstore at least in Germany, but maybe also in other online stores. In case your shop does not deliver to your country, go to the webstore at the Germany Klingon Institute, they might help you. Here's a page about the book on the wiki: http://klingon.wiki/En/ArbeitsbuchKlingonisch Here's the webstore: https://klingonisch.de/webshop/buecher/arbeitsbuch-klingonisch/ And before you ask: An English version is planned, but only if we find an English/international publisher willing to publish it. My current publisher only acts in Germany. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com

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{je} "too" with doubly {-bogh}'ed nouns
by D qunen'oS 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

I want to say "that alien is dark blue and he's gray too". According to http:klingonska.org/ref/color.html dark blue: {SuD 'ej Hurgh} or {SuD 'ach Hurgh} gray: {qIj 'ej wov} or {qIj 'ach wov} Now, my problem isn't to discuss colors in klingon (a subject which makes my stomach turn). The thing I'm wondering which is the subject of this post, is this: "That alien is dark blue and he's gray too". When I'll write the klingon constructions which we need to use to expess "gray", do I write the {je} "too" once or twice? SuD 'ej Hurgh nov, 'ej qIj 'ej wov je SuD 'ej Hurgh nov, 'ej qIj je 'ej wov je Which of the two is the grammatically correct choice? -- Dana'an https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/ Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ

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Klingon Word of the Day: betleH 'obe'
by Klingon Word of the Day 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, June 02, 2022 Klingon word: betleH 'obe' Part of speech: noun Definition: Order of the *Bat'leth* Source: This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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moon ph(r)ases, new adverbial {loQHa'}
by De'vID 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

(p. 181, line 31) {chu'DI' maS 'ej qaStaHvIS ram} "On the night of the new moon" De'vID: Not even every Terran language refers to the first lunar phase (opposite of a "full" moon) as a "new" moon. The issue here is whether this isn't an Anglicism/Terranism, or if Klingons also say the moon is “new". MO: >>> {chu’DI’ maS}, of course, means “when the moon is/was new” (not “the new moon”), but your point is a good one. Klingons would probably refer to the new moon in the same way they refer to other phases of the moon. “Full moon” {maS’e’ So’bogh pagh} is “moon that nothing hides.” “Crescent moon” (pp. 138-139 of paq’batlh) is {maS’e’ loQ So’be’bogh QIb} “moon that a shadow doesn’t slightly hide,” that is, the shadow hides most of the moon, but not all of it. What these have in common is the idea that the moon is fully or partially or not at all hidden. What’s doing/causing the hiding is of less importance. So while using {QIb} when describing phases of the moon is perfectly fine and not at all uncommon, it is not necessary. Another way of referring to a “crescent moon” is {maS loQHa’ So’lu’bogh} “moon that is considerably/appreciably hidden.” And {maS loQ So’lu’bogh} “moon that is slightly hidden” refers to a mostly full moon. Now, back to “new moon.” It follows the same pattern: {maS So’lu’chu’bogh} “moon that is perfectly hidden.” These moon phrases [sic] are descriptions. They’re commonly used, but they’re not frozen forms. So they can be manipulated grammatically. For line 31, p. 181, the idea is it’s the night when the new moon is happening (if a new moon can be said to happen), thus: {qaStaHvIS ram, maS So’lu’chu’DI’} “while the night was occuring, when the moon was perfectly hidden” or, in more natural English, “at night when the moon was new.” (end of message) Note the new adverbial {loQHa'} "considerably, appreciably". -- De'vID

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inherently plural nouns when they are implied
by D qunen'oS 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

Suppose I'm telling the following story. There's a captain whose crew is incompetent. They have the targets in the screens in front of them, but they still can't see them. So the captain says: "Idiots.. They can't see the targets, even when the screens display them.." Which of the two should I write? QIpwI'pu'; ray' luleghlaHbe', vabDot lu'aghtaHvIS jIH. QIpwI'pu'; ray' luleghlaHbe', vabDot 'aghtaHvIS jIHmey. So I guess the question is this: When at a point of a passage an inherently plural noun has been stated, but in the subsequent story this noun is omitted (elided I think is the term), do we treat the thing described as singular or do we treat it as plural? Is the inherently plural noun treated as singular only when it is written, or are the things described by that noun to be considered as something singular for the duration of the remaining story, even when the inherently plural noun which describes them is omitted/elided? -- Dana'an https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/ Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ

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Klingon Word of the Day: lo'laHbe'
by Klingon Word of the Day 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Klingon word: lo'laHbe' Part of speech: verb Definition: be worthless Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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