tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 09 09:31:53 1997
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Re: [KLBC and others] Name ?
- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: [KLBC and others] Name ?
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 12:31:34 -0500 (EST)
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]> (message fromQov on Sat, 6 Dec 1997 16:22:20 -0800 (PST))
>Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 16:22:20 -0800 (PST)
>From: Qov <[email protected]>
>
>At 08:30 97-12-01 -0800, Phil wrote:
>
>} How are names made in Klingon?
>
>Answer for the purpose of pretending Okrand really does have a
>Klingon gunner in his basement: We don't know. They appear to have
>some traditional names, and to use many names that don't fit the
>phonetic system of their language. These could be taken from other
>Klingon or alien languages, or just follow a differnt system for
>names. Mark Shoulson sometimes suggests that we don't know the
>Klingons' real names, only the names they present to outsiders. I
>have met a lot of people who gave me a name like "Simon" or "Theo" to
>use, only later revealing true names like "Mbezi" or "Xien Wu."
Not entirely my idea. Okrand said that himself, that he thought Klingons
had "private" names they don't give out to outsiders. Don't recall if he
said he was sure about that.
~mark