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[Tlhingan-hol] Proof that Klingon isn't just a few stock phrases.
- From: lojmIt tI'wI' nuv 'utlh <[email protected]>
- Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] Proof that Klingon isn't just a few stock phrases.
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 21:03:50 -0400
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Hearing that ignorant masses apparently think Klingon isn’t a “real” language and that it’s just a geeky thing with a few Star Trek-centric things you can say with it, I feel like telling you stuff about my non-Star Trek-centric life, in the Warrior’s tongue, for no other reason than to prove the point that the criticism is actually ignorant.
No, I won’t claim that it’s not geeky. I’m merely arguing with the assertion that you can’t speak in Klingon on a variety of topics. I also won’t promise that I’ll be universally understood. Likely, some people here will understand me easily, while some may argue with my word choices or grammatical constructions. Some of them will likely be right, but that misses the point.
The point is, here’s stuff I can say using the language.
DaHjaj juHmajvo’ tlheD be’nalwI’. ‘ev-chanDaq Dab qorDu’Daj. pa’ pawmeH, qaStaHvIS Soch rep ghoSnIS. DaHjaj latlh Qu’ vIghaj, vaj naDev jIratlh.
vengwIjDaq bommeH ghom be’pu’. Hoch DIS much. DaHjaj qaS DISvam wanI’.
tamHa’moHmeH luch vIghaj. be’pu’vam vItamHa’moHmeH luchwIj vIlo’.
jan lo’ wa’ be’. may’ron rur, ‘ach tlhuHbe’. Sirghmey law’ ‘ej mupwI’Hommey law’ ghaj janvam. bomwI’pu’ qat be’vam.
be’pu’vam vItoghpu’be’. chaq wejmaH. chaq loSmaH. qan HochHom, ‘ach Qup ‘op. chuSbe’. bomDI’ jIbel.
vItamHa’moHtaHvIS, vIqon. vItamHa’moHmo’ loQ muparHa’, ‘ach vIqonmo’ mumuSHa’.
muqaDchu' Qu’vam. chuS vaS. chuSmeH ngItlhDu’wIj vIlo’DI’ ngajchu’ nItlh wab, ‘ach nI’ vaS wab.
toH, vaS wab moj luchwIj wab, ‘ej vaS wab Qoy luchwIj, ‘ej tamHa’moH (‘ej tamHa’qu’moH, ‘ej tamHa’chu’moH…). chuSchu’choH. qoghDu’Daq ghopDu’ lan Hoch, ‘ej berghchoH.
toH luchwIj vIlo’DI’, jIyepchu’.
DaHjaj vItamHa’moHmeH, jIQapta’. vIqonmeH, vIQapta'’a’? wej jIbej. rInbe’ Qu’vam.
lojmIt tI’wI’ nuv ‘utlh
Door Repair Guy, Retired Honorably
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