Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, April 14, 2017

Klingon word: tera'ngan Part of speech: noun Definition: Terran, Earther

KGT 141: A name for the inhabitant of a planet (and, therefore, the name of a race of beings) is formed by adding {ngan} ("inhabitant") to the planet name (excluding the number, if any): {lIghonngan} (Ligonian), {tera'ngan} (Earther, Terran), {romuluSngan} (Romulan). tera'ngan jIH I'm a Terran. CK tera'ngan ghaH He/She is a Terran. CK tera'ngan SoH'a' Are you a Terran? CK nuq mI'lIj, tera'ngan What is your number, Terran? CK Sum Daqmeyvam, tera'ngan These places are nearby, Terran. CK yISop, tera'ngan Bon appetit, Terran. [lit. "Eat (it)!"] CK Ha'DIbaHmey meQ Sop 'e' tIv tera'nganpu' Terrans enjoy eating burnt animals. [sic! for {'e' *lu*tIv tera'nganpu'}] CK tera'nganvaD romuluS HIq jabQo' They won't serve Romulan ale to Terrans. CK tera'ngan motlhbe' SoH You are an unusual Terran. PK quvwIj DatIchpu', tera'ngan [You have insulted my honor, Terran. (untr.)] PK toH tera'ngan [So, Terran... (untr.)] PK wa' ghaH tera'ngan'e' One is a Terran. (ST5 notes) ... tlhIngan'e', tera'ngan'e', romuluSngan'e' [... a Klingon, a Terran, a Romulan (untr.)] ST5 wa' tera'ngan je wa' romuluSngan A Terran and a Romulan. [sic!] ST5 qIm tera'ngan Attention Earther! (KCD bumper sticker) tera'ngan ghaH qama''e' The prisoner is a Terran. KGT Hoj; tera'ngan rur cautious as a Terran. KGT raS ngeQ tera'ngan The Terran bumps into the table. KGT ngeQchuq tera'nganpu' The Terrans collide with each other. KGT tera'ngan ngIj rowdy Terran. KGT tera'ngan Ha'DIbaH! Terran animal! (STConst p.228) may' ghe'naQ[na'] lumuchrup tera'nganpu'. We Terrans will be performing an authentic battle opera. ('U'-MTK) wanI'vam Dun luleghlaHmeH tlhIngan SuvwI' Duypu' bongeH 'e' lutul tera'nganpu' We hope that you can send a delegation of honorable emissaries to witness this glorious event. ('U'-MTK) qatlh tlhIngan lut luja' tera'ngan DawI'pu'lI'? Why are your Earthling actors telling a Klingon story? ('U'-MTK) tlhIHvaD paq chu' wImuch 'e' bochaw'mo' chequvmoH 'ej chebelmoH. lut'a'raj Dun laDlaHmeH tera'ngan, tera'Daq tlhIngan lut'a' paq wa'DIch wIchenmoHta', lut'a' 'oH paq'batlh'e'. It is a great honor and pleasure that you have allowed us to present you with the first Terran edition of your glorious epic, the paq'batlh. (Vincent Van Gerven Oei's speech at qepHom wa'maHDIch) SEE ALSO: Human human (n) The 2004 film "Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water" is a documentary on the KLI and Klingon-speakers. -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons