tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 28 10:01:06 1996
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Re: Klingon Cards
On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, Jonathan M Donenberg wrote:
> What if KLI was to create a deck of cards that was completely
> klingon? It wouldn't be too hard, since cards only have numbers, and the
> tlhIngan-Hol system of numbering is not hard to learn or long to write
> (at least not 2-10)? with a deck in existence, we could modify countless
> games from english to klingon, as well as create new ones. It would offer
> newcomers, veterans, and even passers-by a fascinating glimse into
> klingon culture and language, much as american games reflect american
> culture......
>
I used to have a deck of cards with Russian words/phrases and
their English translations (picked it up when I was in the US Army). How
about doing one of those for tlhingan Hol? Doesn't do anything for
grammar, but it's a great way to reinforce vocabulary.
David A. Terhune [email protected]
http://www.uccs.edu/~dterhune/ finger for PGP public key
qaStaHvIS wa' ram loS SaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD.