tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 19 16:36:31 1995
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Re: Klingon Dialects?
> >Klingon dialects. These included Rumaiym, Klingonii, Klinzhaii, WIjngan,
> >Daqawlu, and Kumburan.
Rumaiym/Kumburanya is a pair. One is the ridgeheads, the other's aren't
visible. I'm not sure it says which is which.
> I think you're right. "Rumaiy" is the name of some tribe/family/<insert
> anthropological term> that appears in at least one ST novel; the example
> I can think of was by Vonda McIntyre.
Klingonii is probably from the Starfleet Medical Manual's homo klingonii
> The name "Klingonii" may have its
> origin in the line from "The Trouble with Tribbles"
> "Klinzhai" has appeared in at least one ST novel (the one that comes
> to mind is by Diane Duane) as the name of the Klingon homeworld.
Daqawlu (the Remembered, lit. you are remembered, TKD p 39) and WIjngan
(the Farmers?) are in a TOS novel or two.... Someone actually attempted
to use proper Hol, they should be honored :-)