Re: Klingon WOTD: Sa'Qej Sep (n)

[Steven Boozer <sboozer@midway.uchicago.edu>]

>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, October 4, 2002.
>
>Klingon word:   Sa'Qej Sep
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition:     Sakrej Region
>
>Additional Notes:
>KGT p. 17.  Several thousand kilometers east of the First City.


   Other regions have names that are distinct from the names of any districts
   or cities within  them, such as the large {Sa'Qej Sep} ("Sakrej region"),
   several thousand kilometers east of the First City. The origins of most
   Klingon place names are not known, having been lost to history. Sometimes,
   however, the meaning of a place name is clear, such as the Sakrej region's
   {HuD beQ yoS} ("Flat Mountain district")... (KGT p.17)


This region is the source of many odd pronunciations and grammar, some of 
which have been more widely adopted as slang. Cf. KGT pp.24-26 for details.

-- 
Steven L. Boozer
Cataloging Department, University of Chicago Library
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