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Re: Klingon WOTD: ngI' (verb)

Steven Boozer ([email protected])



>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, January 5, 2006.
>
>Klingon word:   ngI'
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition:     have a weight of, weigh

As used in canon:

   wejvatlh SochmaH vagh SaD cheb'a'mey ngI' Duj
   Mass: 8.7 KT (KBoP)
   (lit. "the ship weighs 375,000 {cheb'a'}s")

Klingons measure weight with the {cheb}:

   A common unit of weight is {cheb}, which is around five
   pounds (2.25 kg or so).  [st.klingon 10/22/97]

In a subsequent interview with charghwI', Okrand said that a {cheb'a'} is 
equal to nine times a {cheb}.




--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons






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