tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Apr 13 21:59:24 1996
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TKW: That wacky Okrand
- From: Terry Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: TKW: That wacky Okrand
- Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 23:59:16 -0500 (CDT)
Speaking of new words in The Klingon Way, I see that Okrand is up to his
old tricks. One of the proverbs, {yIvoq 'ach yI'ol} 'Trust but verify'
is attributed to an ancient political movement {ghIlaSnoS}. Trying to
figure out which political movement he meant, I recalled another new term
{ghIlab ghew}, rendered in English as 'glob fly'. If {ghIl} -> 'gl',
then that ancient political movement is 'glasnost'. Now, can any of you
scholars of recent Soviet history tell me what connection "Trust but
verify" had with Gorbychev and/ or glasnost'?
Another term Okrand introduces is {qIvon}, described only as a Klingon
body part. My guess is that this is also a joke. Anyone recognize any
terms in any other languages (probably for private parts) similar to {qIvon}?
-- ter'eS