tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Sep 05 18:42:47 1999
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Re: Question
Carl Beckom wrote:
>
> In an episode of STTNG, Worf mated with Alexander's mother in the holodeck,
> (I forget her name) he yelled something in Klingon.
> In the episode I got the impression that he said something to the effect
> that he takes her for his wife but she refused.
>
> Does anyone know what he said exactly?
>
> Thanks,
> Carl
I don't remember, but, for act the bonding ritual, the male says "my
blood" and the woman says "our blood" then they say "I am Klingon" to
complete the cerimony.
jIqawbe', 'a <jIH dok> jatlh loD <maj dok> jatlh be' 'ej vangmeH ruStay,
vaj vay 'ovlI'meH <tlhIngan jIH> jatlh chaH.
from the Klingon Imperial Diplomatic Corps
www.klingon.org/KIDC/pages/Rituals.html
Why they used <dok> and not <'Iw>, I don't know.
from an older web, Parmount Hol definition
jIH Doq: my blood (phrase)
"Reunion" (TNG). The first half of the Oath of Union.
maj dok: good blood (phrase)
"Reunion" (TNG). The second half of the Oath of Union.
Tova'dok
tova'Daq: mind sharing (n) [From "Soldiers of the Empire" (DS9). It
is a
moment of clarity between two warriors on the battlefield. Much is
said
without the need for words. According to the script, tova'dok is
pronounced
"TO-vah-DOCK." Canonized in Klingon for the Galactic Traveller.]