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
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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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