tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 25 09:58:51 1997
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Re: batleth (sp?)
- From: "Robyn Stewart" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: batleth (sp?)
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:58:17 PST
- Organization: NLK Consultants, Inc.
- Priority: normal
Jeroen Vantroyen wrote:
> I know this spelling must be wrong.
> What's the right spelling in tlhIngan Hol?
>
> It's "sword of honor", right? So the klingon word is probable the
> translation of "honor"+"sword" (I don't have my dictionary with me,
> so please translate).
The modern Klingon spelling is {betleH}. The original Klingon,
referring to the actual sword of Kahless, is {batlh'etlh} "Sword of
Honour". There are numerous canon English spellings, among them
bet'leth and bat'elth It's a bit like "pyrogie" : you just can't
spell it wrong because there are so many valid transliterations. :)
- Qov
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