Klingon word: Qam Part of speech: verb Definition: stand _______________________________________________ Qam Stand! (PK) yIyong 'ej pa' yIQam Get in and stand there. (CK) poSDaq nIHDaq je QamtaHvIS SuvwI'pu', chaH jojDaq yItnIS lopwI' The initiate must pass through a gauntlet of warriors. (S9) QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS Better to die on our feet than live on our knees. (ST6 & TKW) "Dying while standing is preferable to living while kneeling." (TKW). ["The grammatical construction is a bit aberrant; one would expect {QamtaHvIS} and {tortaHvIS}. In proverbs, grammatical shortcuts are not uncommon." (TKW p.95)] bIQtIq qa'rI'Daq pawDI' qeylIS qojDaq Qam bIngDaq Qo'noS botlh legh It ends at a cliff, Leading straight into the core Of Kronos (PB) ["it" being the river of flame in the Kri'stak volcano. {SuqSIv} replaces {botlh} in PB2) vIHbe’choH latlh SuvwI’pu’ bey HoS QoymeH ‘IjmeH QamtaH The rest of the warriors stopped, They stood and listened, To hear the mighty howl. (PB) pawDI' Hegh Duj DeghDaq Qam qotar When the Barge of the Dead came, Kotar stood at its helm (PB) jIQam; jIba’ ‘e’ qa’ I stand rather than sit. I’ll stand instead of sitting. (qep'a' 2018) CULTURAL NOTES (STE [1994] 124): Klingon tradition held that when a Klingon was unable to stand and face his enemies, he should choose the *Hegh'bat* [ritual suicide]. SEE ALSO: Hu' get up (v) tor kneel (v) joD stoop (v) ‘ung squat (down) (v) SIH bend (v) Qot lie, recline (v) ba' sit (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.