tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 05 19:01:21 1997
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Re: Klingon Anthem
David Trimboli wrote:
>
> January 05, 1997 6:58 PM, jatlh chj:
>
> > I am new to this mailing list and am not very good at Klingon, but I do
> > want to learn.
>
> Great! I'm SuStel, the list's Beginners' Grammarian. If you have any
> questions or want to talk on a beginner's level, just put "KLBC" in the
> subject line. As BG, I'll be the first allowed to correct your grammar. And
> please don't correct other people's KLBC grammar until I've had a chance!
>
> If you haven't, take a look at these important sites:
>
> The KLI:
> http://www.kli.org
>
> The FAQ:
> http://www.thomtech.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.html
>
> > Looking at the anthem below please can you tell me what "qeleS", "yapo"
> > and "mapo" mean. I have TKD but can find no clues there.
>
> The words you are referring to are merely someone's transcription of what they
> heard in the anthem sung on the Star Trek: Klingon CD-ROM game. No one can
> really make out more than a few words of what they're saying, so don't be
> discouraged if you have trouble with it, to.
>
> What's written as {qeleS} may have been {qeylIS}, or "Kahless," as in
> "Kahless, the Unforgettable." The other words I hear in the anthem as well,
> but they don't seem to mean anything. Who knows? Perhaps they are
> nonsense-words thrown into the song! Maybe Klingons do that! (I doubt it,
> though.)
>
> --
> SuStel
> Beginners' Grammarian
> Stardate 97016.0
SuStel,
nuqneh
I am also new to Klingon and this mailing list. I tried to go to the
FAQ link, but the file was not found on my server. Is there another
address I could try?
Ann (until I choose my lthIngon pong)