July 2023 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: tangqa'
by Klingon Word of the Day 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2023 Klingon word: tangqa' Part of speech: noun Definition: bull-like animal, *tangkar* Source: HQ:v9n4p? This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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New words from Hamletmachine
by Lieven L. Litaer 28 Dec '23

28 Dec '23

For the creation of the play {mu' mu' mu'} by the Dutch theatre company URLAND that premiered on 4th of March 2020, I was asked to translate a German play into Klingon, which was partially used in their play. The play "Die Hamletmaschine" by German author Heiner Müller was written in 1977, is internationally known and has been translated into several languages. During translation work, I got help from Marc Okrand who could discuss some useful information with Maltz. Due to some copyright situations, I cannot publish the translation right now, but I do not want to keep those words hidden until publication until then, so here we go. For a clearer and more "colorful" overview, see the page at the Klingon Language wiki: http://klingon.wiki/En/Hamletmachine Body parts: == Okrand quote == {nev'ob} refers to both the "thigh" and the "upper arm" (above the elbow). Similarly, {reStav} refers to both the "shin" and the "forearm." If it's necessary to make a distinction, precede these words with {'uS} or {DeS}. {cha'neH}, when used alone, means "forearm." But when preceded by {'uS}, it means "lower part of the leg." You could also say {DeS cha'neH} for "forearm," but this would probably be used only in a context where you were talking about both the forearm and the lower leg and wanted to clarify which was which. {reStav} is "shin," meaning the front of the lower leg. (I assume "Schienbein" is "shin bone." {reStav} is more than just the bone. The only way Maltz was aware of for referring to the bone is {reStav Hom}.) {Do'ghI'} is "calf," meaning the back of the lower leg ("Wade," presumably). == Okrand quote end == Clarifying "hang": == Okrand quote == {HuS} takes an object. If your shoes are hanging on a wall it's because somebody hung them there. {HuS} is not used to mean "lynch" or "execute by hanging." That's a different word: {jIb}. (Maltz thought maybe an early form of torture or execution was hanging people by their hair, but he wasn't totally sure about this and may have just been reacting to the homophony.) And there's another word: {tlhep} "be suspended, be dangling." Use {HuS} if, for example, you hang your coat on a hook on the wall or hang sheets on a clothesline to dry. But if, say, you see a spider dangling at the bottom of one of those silk threads that spiders extrude, use {tlhep}. Or if you see a pair of shoes tied together by the laces and, for whatever reason, they're hanging by the tied-together laces from an overhead power wire, use {tlhep}. == Okrand quote end == Okrand agreed that {jIb'egh} is "suicide by hanging". Next, there was a question about a "concubine": == Okrand quote == Maltz thought the best word for this might be {lIwnal}, though maybe not: the cultural connotations are a bit different since, in Klingon culture, everything associated with a {lIwnal} lacks honor, and this is not necessarily the case for a (Terran) king's concubines or courtesans. Note that only married people could have a partner who could be considered a {lIwnal}. Also, {lIwnal} could be male or female, so if it's necessary to distinguish, say {loD lIwnal} or {be' lIwnal}. == Okrand quote end == More words: {ghenlan} - Greenland (country) {qaw'} - flip over {qaw'moH} - flip over (i.e. "make something flip over") {rIv} - split {vIrgh} - rip (up), slash, tear (up), gash {'o'nI'} - foam, froth Not new words, but combined translations: {DeSwar bIr} - refrigerator {jorchan velqa'} - stage decoration {much jech} - costume {much yaH} - stage {qab jech} - mask Transliterations: {qo'qa' qo'la'} - Coca Cola {lIyenIn} - Lenin {maw} - Mao The question for a "stage" was answered with a general statement: == Okrand quote == Any place specifically designated for the performance of a specific task (or tasks) is a {yaH}. A stage is the {yaH} for the performance of plays or, perhaps, music. A football field is the {yaH} for a football game. A laboratory is a scientist's {yaH}. And, of course, on a ship, a {yaH} is a duty station. If context isn't enough to clarify what sort of {yaH} it is, you can say things like {much yaH}, {QoQ yaH}, {tamlerQeD yaH}, etc. == Okrand quote end == There's an idiom for "kill time": {'ebmey jonHa'} Talking about a "virgin", Okrand suggested saying it literally what a virgin is: {pagh ngaghpu'bogh be'} or {not vay' ngaghpu'bogh be'} Doing so, he answered the question if {ngagh} can be used with people. And in case anyone wondered, {jach} is a good verb to describe what a {jajlo' Qa'} does. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://klingon.wiki/En/Hamletmachine

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Three questions about the *paq'batlh*
by luis.chaparro＠web.de 05 Aug '23

05 Aug '23

1. ghe'tor 'el nuv qoj ghe'tor mej ghaH 'e' tu'be'chugh neH veqlargh ghe'torvo' cheghlaH nuvvam (paq'yav 11, 10-12) Is it correct to use *-chugh neH* with the meaning *only if*? Obviously, it isn't the same as the normal meaning of *neH* with verbs (*just / merely*). And if it isn't correct, how can we render the meaning *only if*? 2. ghe'tor lojmIt'a'Daq 'Iw bIQtIq ghoS naDevvo' chegh pagh (paq'raD Prologue, 22-24) In *boQwI'* we read about *ghoS*: /This can mean either *approach* or *go away from* depending on the presence of nouns with the suffixes *-Daq* and *-vo'*. The way to use *ghoS* and other verbs of movement are described in HQ 7.4[2]. See *jaH* for details./ And in the entry *jaH*: /If the verb prefix indicates an object, then the subject is going to a destination associated with the object, which may be marked with *-Daq*. If the verb prefix indicates no object, then the destination is unspecified. In that case, a noun marked with *-Daq* indicates the location where the *going* is taking place./ The problem for me is that we have a noun phrase with *-Daq* (*ghe'tor lojmIt'a'Daq*), an object without *-Daq* (*'Iw bIQtIq*) and a verb in third person singular (with the null prefix). Is it possible that a verb of movement has a noun phrase with *-Daq* *AND* an object (with or without *-Daq*)? But then I would understand something like: He approches the river of blood and this movement happens at (the area of) the Gre'thor gates, which doesn't make much sense. I would have expected it the other way around (approching the gates, moving in the river). I just can't understand how grammar is working here. Or am I missing something? 3. ghe’tor lojmIt lughoS Heghpu’bogh nuvpu’ qa’pu’ chen wej tlheghmey (paq'raD 1, 25-27) Does *wej tlheghmey* mean *lines of three* (like the English text says), *three lines* or both (so that the phrase is ambiguous)? Thank you for your help!

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Fwd: to'qIpo'na Hol much
by Jackson Bradley 02 Aug '23

02 Aug '23

HIqIm! to’qIpo’na Hol mu’ghom mughmeH jInmolwIjvaD Sep pongmey chap, Hol pongmey chap je vIpoQ. vaj matlhvaD jIjatlh ‘ej Hoch vIpoQ peSpu’. QInvam rar pong chu’ tetlhwIj ngaSbogh ta’e’. (chaq Duy’ ta ‘e’ vISov. ghItlh tu’qom vImoHHa’moHlaHbe’, naDev De’wI’ vIHutlhmo’. HIvqa’ veqlargh. ‘IHqu’be’ ‘a laDlaHbe’ vay’ ‘e’ vIpIHbe’.) rIn. —DeSDu’ Début du message transféré : > De: Jackson Bradley <j.monroe.bradley(a)gmail.com> > Date: 26 juillet 2023 à 03:46:19 HAE > À: Jackson Bradley <j.monroe.bradley(a)gmail.com> > Objet: to'qIpo'na Hol much > > >

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Klingon Word of the Day: jIyeStaS
by Klingon Word of the Day 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, July 31, 2023 Klingon word: jIyeStaS Part of speech: noun Definition: inflammation 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: rutlh
by Klingon Word of the Day 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, July 29, 2023 Klingon word: rutlh Part of speech: verb Definition: be round Source: qepHom 2018 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: ne'Derlan
by Klingon Word of the Day 30 Jul '23

30 Jul '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, July 30, 2023 Klingon word: ne'Derlan Part of speech: noun Definition: The Netherlands 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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Klingon Word of the Day: reghuluSngan
by Klingon Word of the Day 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, July 28, 2023 Klingon word: reghuluSngan Part of speech: noun Definition: Regulan Source: TKD 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: butlh
by Klingon Word of the Day 27 Jul '23

27 Jul '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 27, 2023 Klingon word: butlh Part of speech: noun Definition: dirt under fingernails; symbolic equivalent of gall, an admirable trait to have Source: TKD (81 KE, 129 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: to'waQ
by Klingon Word of the Day 26 Jul '23

26 Jul '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Klingon word: to'waQ Part of speech: noun Definition: ligament, tendon Source: KGT (228 KE, 248 EK, 260 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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