tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 31 08:00:31 1997
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RE: KLBC: Another Question
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Another Question
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 97 13:49:17 UT
This is also of a KLBC nature, so I am making it so (no Picard impression
intended).
On Sunday, March 30, 1997 11:36 PM, [email protected] on behalf of
[email protected] wrote:
> How about this one? Worf rarely uses a batl'eth anymore, but uses a smaller
> type, must like samurai have a long katana and a short one. Would the
proper
> name for this smaller weapons translate into "batl'eth, small"? Or do you
> know the proper name?
It is called a "mekleth" (who knows how the scriptwriters spell it?). We do
not know for certain what the correct {tlhIngan Hol} pronunciation is.
> Also, in a DS-9 episode Worf refers to Kor (John Colicos) as a "Dahar(?)
> Master"; is this a form of Klingon martial arts? Is it spelled right?
I don't remember exactly when "Dahar Master" began to be used (probably in the
episode with Kor, Kang, and Koloth), but we don't know exactly what this is, I
think. We also don't know the correct {tlhIngan Hol} pronunciation (or even
if there is one; perhaps this is not a Klingon title).
> Do you know of any websites that delve into to society/political structure
of
> the Klingon Empire as well as? I want to learn the language well by
> understabding the people who, ahem, "speak it".
I'm sure others can send you URLs, but I say that a great way to learn the
language, and understand Klingons, is to study the language materials which
have already been put out. "Conversational Klingon," "Power Klingon," "The
Klingon Way," and "Star Trek: Klingon" are all saturated with Klingon values
and beliefs.
> Finally: I think that if you invest in a baby name book, find out what your
> name means, then translate into Klingon, you get a pretty reasonale sounding
> name. My name, Charles, means "manly, strong" so instead of using "manly",
I
> can use "strong" for a name, right?
I'll start you off by pointing to the FAQ:
http://www.thomtech.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.htm#2.2
Now, this option won't work for everyone. My name, for example, is David.
Besides the fact that there are other Davids studying Klingon and I want a
unique name, I've always understood that my name means "beloved." Not very
Klingon-sounding, right? Well, it gets worse. The word would translate into
Klingon as {bang}. Would you want your name to be {bang}? I didn't think so.
Me neither.
The bottom line: choose any name you like, but be sure you really do like it.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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