tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 24 05:52:24 1996
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Anyone: HELP!
- From: [email protected] (Bill Willmerdinger)
- Subject: Anyone: HELP!
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 15:32:03
uu> From: Kreth <ur-valhalla!tri-town.net!veltenjs>
uu> Subject: Anyone: HELP!
uu> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
uu> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 20:54:30 -0700
uu> I, as the senior Klingon officer in my sim group, have been tasked
uu> with developing a handbook for a new Klingon Division. I would like
uu> some help on translating a few things... First of all, I have come up
Then you've definitely come to the right place!
uu> with Fek'lhr's Fang as a name for the division's flagship. I am unable
uu> to find a word for "fang" in TKD. An alternate was Fek'lhr's Wrath, but
Best you can do is "tooth" {Ho'}, or perhaps {Ho''a'} - the augmentive suffix
{-'a'} makes it a qualitatively greater tooth, which might be translatable as
"fang".
As for "wrath"... you'd have to recast that one.
uu> I was amazed to find no word for wrath in TKD... Surely the Klingons
uu> would have a word for being pissed off... <g> Also, I would like some
uu> feedback on the following rank names, are these appropriate with
uu> Klingon military structure?
uu> Admiral Sa'
uu> Vice Admiral 'ech
uu> Fleet Captain yo'HoD
uu> Captain HoD
uu> Commander ra'wI'
uu> Lt. Commander Sogh
uu> Lieutenant lagh
uu> Lt. Junior Grade Da'
uu> Ensign Vaj
The canonical Naval ranks given are as follows:
'aj Admiral
totlh Commodore
HoD Captain
la' Commander ({ra'wI'} we use for the POSITION of Commander)
Sogh Lieutenant
lagh Ensign
There are also several canonical Army/Marine ranks:
Sa' General
'ech Brigadier
bu' Sergeant
Da' Corporal
"Terran" ranks such as "Lieutenant Commander" and "Lieutenant Junior Grade" do
not have exact equivalents. In the Klingon Assault Group, we are using
{la'Hom} for Lieutenant Commander, and {SoghHom} for Lieutenant Junior Grade.
uu> Also, I would like some input on posts. I tend to think Klingon ships
uu> would be much more utilitarian than Federation ships, and thus most
uu> likely have fewer crew... I envisioned this for a basic sim crew:
uu> Commander la'
As I said, my personal belief is that {la'} is the RANK of Commander, while
{ra'wI'} (literally "one who commands") is the POSITION. See my .sig; I am
Commander Qob {la' Qob} and I command my ship {tlhIngan wo' Duj quttaj
ra'wI'}.
uu> First Officer wa'DIch *
We use {yaS wa'DIch}.
uu> Pilot puvwI'
Try "helmsman" {DeghwI'}.
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