An interesting point here is that the Klingon version of the concept of deixis is not merely spacial and temporal, but also abstract, in the sense of near/now what we’ve been talking about {-vam} vs. far/then something other than what we’ve been talking about {-vetlh}. This might not be unusual for language in general, but it’s good to have it confirmed in canon. charghwI’ vaghnerya’ngan rInpa’ bomnIS be’’a’ pI’.
On May 21, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Klingon word: yuQ Part of speech: noun Definition: planet _______________________________________________
vaghmaH yuQmey vaghmaH yuQ fifty planets TKD
yuQvam this planet (that we've been talking about) TKD
yuQvetlh that planet (as opposed to the one we were just talking about) TKD
jaghpu' yuQmeyDaq at/to the enemies' planets TKD
yuQ wIghoStaH We are proceeding toward the planet. TKD
qa'vam yuQ Quv DaghojmeH Duyma'vaD yIjatlh. [To learn the Genesis Planet's coordinates, speak to our agent.] (ST3 DVD case)
tlhIngan wo' yuQmey chovlu'chugh Qo'noS potlh law' Hoch potlh puS. roD 'oHvaD juHqo' ponglu' neH. The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS, is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld." S27
yoq yIn yuQ 'oH Qo'noS'e'. yInSIp voQSIp je ngaS muDDaj. Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. S27
yuQ vIleng yuQDaq vIleng I travel to the planet. (HQ [12/1998])
yuQvo' jIleng I roam away from the planet. (HQ [12/1998])
yuQDaq jIleng I roam (around/about) on the planet. (HQ [12/1998])
yuQmajDaq may' ghe'naQ[na'] wa'DIch wIQoybogh 'oH 'u'['e'] [sic!] {'u'} will be the first authentic battle opera performed on our planet. ('U'-MTK)
yuQ SumDaq cha'puj law' Datu' Detect large sums of dilithium on nearby planet. MKE
qeylISvaD jach 'ej beyDaj luqImmo' yuQDaq ghaHtaHbogh Hoch tlhIngan'e' Qomqa' Hoch Qo'noS nuvpu' All of Kronos trembled once more, For every Klingon on the planet Followed her cry for Kahless. (PB)
TREK TRIVIA: "There are poor planets in the Klingon systems, we must push outward if we are to survive." (Mara, TOS "Day of the Dove")
SEE: yuQHom planetoid (n) yuQjIjDIvI' United Federation of Planets ( n) yuQjIjQa' United Federation of Planets (n) yuQQeD geography (n) yuQtej geographer (n) yoq yIn yuQ class-M planet (i.e. Mintaka-class ENT) (n)S SermanyuQ Sherman's Planet (n) qa'vam yuQ Genesis Planet (n)
SEE ALSO: ghor surface (of planet) (n) qo' world (n) juHqo' homeworld (n)
-- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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