tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 09 07:41:15 2011
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Analysing 'ejyo' and 'ejDo'
Voragh:
>> TKD 20: The syllable {'ej} also occurs in {'ejyo'} "Starfleet".
>> There are, however, no known Klingon words {'ej}, {Do'}, or {yo'}
>> that have anything to do with Starfleet, starships, the Federation,
>> or space vehicles of any kind.
Philip:
> Well... there is {yo'} "fleet". Does that have "[no]thing to do with
> Starfleet, starships, [...] or space vehicles of any kind"?
I've wondered that too. Perhaps Okrand meant that it isn't related exclusively to *space* travel. Perhaps {yo'} is an old word from the Klingons' own naval tradition.
It also shows up in {yo' qIj} "the Black Fleet" (one form of the afterlife):
batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv. pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'
Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where we battle forever. (Anthem)
Voragh:
>> I vaguely remember Okrand saying somewhere that the Klingons have
>> a sea-faring tradition, but I can't find that reference.
QeS:
> The mention of Klingons' history of naval warfare is in TKW, in the
> discussion of the proverb {loghDaq Suvrupbogh SuvwI'pu' chaH Hoch
> SuvwI'pu''e'} (p.33).
We've actually seen a Klingon {bIQ Duj} in VOY "Barge of the Dead": Kortar was captain of the mythical Barge of the Dead; he destroyed the gods who created him and, as punishment, was condemned to ferry the dishonored dead to Grethor.
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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