tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 15 16:59:48 2003
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Re: pIqaD..
In a message dated 7/15/2003 3:39:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
>
>
> From: "qaS ngal-qaS" <[email protected]>
>
> > Are there any pIqaD learning
> > tools available to the average tlhIngan student, or am I stuck with just
> > memorization?
>
> I've seen a drill program for the Palm OS, so there must be SOMETHING out
> there.
>
> The reason you probably don't see a lot is because the
> KLI's pIqaDqoq isn't
> really Klingon. It just looks nice. See
> /wiki/index.php?pIqaD
>
While this is strictly speaking true, I think that's
a little disingenuous, considering that the
KLI itself uses pIqaD (eg. in the postcards). pIqaD
is a true fan phenomenon, since it's been disowned by
both Paramount and Okrand, but it's become so widely
used that it's as close to canon as we're likely to get.
Since it is so widely accepted and recognized (even by
people who wouldn't give the KLI the time of day), and
since no true canon alternative is likely to ever
emerge, I think we're pretty safe using it. The other
approach is not to use anything at all, but that's
just too darn boring!
> SuStel
-- ter'eS