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Re: Klingon WOTD: lengwI' (n)

• From: "...Paul" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: lengwI' (n)
• Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:43:02 -0800 (PST)
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Steven Boozer wrote:
> >This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, January 16, 2003.
> >
> >Klingon word:   lengwI'
> >Part of Speech: noun
> >Definition:     rover
>
> >Additional Notes:
> >Grammatical term.
>
> That's one common meaning.  Another would be "traveller, voyager" referring
> to a person.  Thus, we can translate  the name of the series as *{Hov leng:
> lengwI'} or "Star Trek: Voyager" and the name of the Federation starship as
> {'ejDo' lengwI'}, or - considering how its history - the *{lengHa'wI'}!

Sounds like "nomad" would also be a good translation.

...Paul

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