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  A Brief History of Klingon (print version)
The truth of the matter, according to Okrand, is that when he found himself drawing too heavily from one language or language family he switched to a radically different source before continuing.
In January of 1992, the Klingon Language Institute was created; its mission was to gather together Klingon speakers -- not just those with access to electronic mail -- and create a common forum for exploration of the language.
Lawrence M. Schoen is a free-lance writer and director of the Klingon Language Institutes, a nonprofit corporation which facilitates the scholarly exploration of the Klingon language and culture.
www.morgenwelt.de /futureframe/000131-klingon.htm   (1290 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Klingon Language Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Klingon Language Institute is an organization devoted to studying and teaching the human-made Klingon language from the Star Trek science fiction universe.
The Klingon language or Klingonese (tlhIngan Hol in Klingon) is the constructed language spoken by Klingons in the fictional Star Trek universe.
Klingon is sometimes referred to as Klingonese (most notably in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"), but among the Klingon-speaking community this is often understood to refer to another Klingon language that is described in John M. Ford's Star Trek novels as Klingonaase.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Klingon-Language-Institute   (257 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Molor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language), are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe.
Kahless, (qeylIS in the Klingon language), is a legendary Klingon portrayed in the Star Trek series Star Trek: The Next Generation by Kevin Conway.
Their fight is popular among Klingon re-enactors of the 24th century.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Molor   (412 words)

  
 ConScript Unicode Registry
The Qo'noS font, designed for Star Trek: The Motion Picture by the Astra Image Corporation, is the standard font used by the Klingon Language Instutute and Paramount (though Paramount explicitly uses the characters unsystematically when it represents the Klingon language).
Klingon has an alphabet of 26 characters, a positional numeric writing system with 10 digits, and is written left-to-right, top-to-bottom.
This encoding has been endorsed by the Klingon Language Institute (http://www.kli.org/).
www.evertype.com /standards/csur/klingon.html   (237 words)

  
 Klingon language - Definition, explanation
Klingon is sometimes referred to as Klingonese, but among the Klingon-speaking community this is often understood to refer to another Klingon language, that is described in John M. Ford's Star Trek novels as Klingonaase.
Klingon is an agglutinative language, using mainly affixes in order to alter the function or meaning of words.
Most artificial languages seek to either emulate elements of several evolved human languages in order to be easier to learn, or to be more regular with fewer exceptions than is the case in evolved existing languages.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/k/kl/klingon_language_1.php   (2021 words)

  
 Klingon - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
The Klingon Empire was founded some time in the ninth century CE by Kahless the Unforgettable, who performed many heroic feats including the unification of the Klingon people when he killed the tyrant Molor.
Klingons were apparently so embarrassed by the fallout from their failed attempt at genetic enhancement that they refused to discuss the incident with outsiders.
The lingering tensions between Klingons and humans continued to rise, eventually leading to the Battle Of Donatu V near Sherman's Planet in 2245, and later erupted into what was considered the first Federation-Klingon War in 2267, that was quickly ended by intervention by the Organians after only four days of fighting.
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Klingon   (3531 words)

  
 Klingon language - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Klingon had lacked many words for things that were important in a baby's life, such as "diaper" (nappy) and "pacifier" (dummy).
Klingon syllable structure is extremely strict: a syllable must start with a consonant (including the glottal stop) and a vowel, and may end with zero (fairly uncommon except in prefixes), a consonant or one of three biconsonantal codas: /-w' -y' -rgh/.
Klingon is an agglutinative language, using mainly affixes in order to alter the function of words.
www.music.us /education/K/Klingon-language.htm   (1628 words)

  
 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Klingon language
The Klingon language is a constructed language created by Marc Okrand for Paramount and spoken by Klingons in the fictional Star Trek universe.
He designed the language with Object Verb Subject word order to give an alien feel to the language.
They often greet each other with the Klingon word "nuqneH" (literally: "What do you want?"), which is said to be the closest thing to a greeting that exists in the language.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/kl/Klingon_language   (213 words)

  
 The Klingon Language Institute: Interesting Thing of the Day
Klingons have deeply creviced facial features, are always dressed for battle, and speak in a harsh, guttural language.) Many Trek fans regard the Klingons as their heroes, adopting their mannerisms, appearance, and even their language.
While the extreme role-playing this group enjoys is a bit much for my taste, the language itself is worthy of note, as is the Klingon Language Institute (KLI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the study and promotion of the language.
In the 1991 film “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,” a Klingon general (who also happens to be a Shakespeare aficionado) recites a translated version of “To be or not to be.” He then jokes that you can’t truly appreciate Shakespeare until you’ve read it in the “original” Klingon.
itotd.com /articles/305/the-klingon-language-institute   (952 words)

  
 Klingon - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Klingons are offended by their depiction as having an unusual forehead bone structure.
Klingons recieved their name based on the unique electrical properties of their spaceship, causing severe static cling.
The Klingon Language is very simple, consisting mostly of the sound q, a aerophobic k, and Q, the bastard child of laryngitis and the whooping cough.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Klingon   (488 words)

  
 Klingon and Esperanto: The Odd Couple? (Glen Proechel)
A second organiztion of Klingon fan clubs is the Klingon Assault Group which also encourages students in the use of the Klingon language by its 2500 members.
The Klingon equivalent to mal- is an element that reverses the meaning of whatever it is attached to is the suffix -Ha'.
Klingon is presently considered difficult as a spoken language, because of its strange sounds, unusual word order, and unfamiliar words.
donh.best.vwh.net /Languages/klingon.html   (1356 words)

  
 Klingon - Eatoni
The Klingon language is an artificial language spoken by the fictional alien race of Klingons, part of the Star Trek universe.
Since the Klingon script is not part of the unicode standard, it is mapped in the private area of the Unicode space (U+F8D0 to U+F8FF).
The Klingon version of Eatoni's EQ3 keyboard is based on the Latin version with the keys assigned based on the Latin transliteration.
www.eatoni.com /wiki/index.php/Klingon   (502 words)

  
 ghItlh'a' - tlhIngan Hol
The encyclopedia in the constructed language of Klingon was felt to be unsuited to the goals of the Wikimedia Foundation.
The Klingon language (tlhIngan Hol in Klingon) is the constructed language spoken by Klingons in the fictional Star Trek universe.
De Klingon taal (tlhIngan Hol in het Klingon) is een kunsttaal en wordt gebruikt door de Klingons in het fictieve Star Trek Universum.
klingon.wikia.com /wiki/ghItlh'a'   (824 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: The Klingon Hamlet: Books: Lawrence Schoen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Only experienced Klingon speakers will be able to fully appreciate the nuances of the Klingon-language version, but for anyone who has dabbled in the language, this is an excellent opportunity to acquire large chunks of authentic text to practice on.
The Klingon translation, in all the glory of its iambic pentameter, has been lovingly constructed, and is well worth the effort of reading at least a few favorite passages aloud.
To step back from the conceit of Wil'yam Shax'pir as Klingon dramatist and keen observer of the Klingon culture, the study and development of tlhInganHol is an amazing work, at least equaling Tolkien's linguistic inventions, and the translation of Hamlet is a true labor of lo--er, honor.
www.amazon.ca /Klingon-Hamlet-Lawrence-Schoen/dp/0671035789   (1061 words)

  
 "Klingon Language Interpreter" Urban Legend || kuro5hin.org
The "Klingon Language Interpreter" myth, which is spawning now, provides an amusing case study of the process of pack journalism.
It's a procedural joke arising from the "Klingon language".
So Klingon was granted official status as a language for the purpose of hiring an interpreter, on par with obscure foreign languages.
www.sethf.com /essays/major/klingon-language.php   (974 words)

  
 Láadan, the Constructed Language in Native Tongue, by Suzette Haden Elgin
Elvish and Klingon are famous conlangs; Klingon not only has a journal published by an institute located at a university, it has two competing Bible translation projects, it has a Shakespeare translation project, it has summer camps....
A conlang is a language put together with the intention that it should have enough grammar and vocabulary to make it possible for someone to use it to communicate, just as they would use an existing natural language.
Nevertheless, there's a theory that women are distressed because existing human languages are inadequate to express their perceptions; if that theory has any validity, it would seem that women would welcome a language that better served that purpose.
www.sfwa.org /members/Elgin/Laadan.html   (1044 words)

  
 InfoDense - Web - Klingon Language Institute
The Klingon Language Institute (KLI) is a Flourtown, Pennsylvania...
Klingon Language Institute From SCIFIPEDIA The Klingon Language Institute (KLI), founded in 1991, is a nonprofit...
Klingon pocket dictionary, songs, typography, sayings, and other resources to different aspects of the Klingon language.
www.infodense.com /topic?i=Klingon%20Language%20Institute   (184 words)

  
 Klingon Bible
Federation Standard is the term Klingons use to refer to English, which presumes that English will have become the “lingua franca” of the United Federation of Planets in the twenty-third century.
All of the Klingon Empire is under the military occupation of Romulan soldiers.
The claw is the Klingon trefoil, the three-pointed star which is spread out in a cross-like shape, and which represents the flag symbol of the Klingon Empire.
www.biblecollectors.org /klingon_bible.htm   (1132 words)

  
 Klingon Ritual   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Firstly, Klingon is a very harsh-sounding language whose speakers have a very warriorlike, rough and ready attitude to life.
Near the end of the ritual there was a point were we Klingons lined up in two lines facing each other, growling and shoving the audience as one by one they faced the challenge and ran the gauntlet between us.
It wasn't an authentic Klingon ritual anyway - it was a NROOGD ritual done in the Klingon language with a Klingon atmosphere.
www.iit.edu /~phillips/personal/grammary/klingon.html   (1231 words)

  
 qIb HeHDaq - On The Edge of The Galaxy
Klingon's are a straightforward and oftentimes rude bunch in Terran terms.
It should be noted that the Klingon language scholar would not use the term preposition, nor would he or she use the term pronoun, when a prefix is intended.
In Klingon, the prepositional usage is sometimes attached to the noun.
www.geocities.com /Athens/8853   (4282 words)

  
 Word Games,  Puzzles, Crosswords
Language is the glue that holds our culture together: family, work, even thoughts and dreams are built on words, books, and conversations.
It is strange, then, that we are not even conscious of using language and are often surprised by it.
Mini-essays by W. Williams about human language in its endless kaleidoscope of aspects, such as the social, the mental, the historical, the structural.
www.yourdictionary.com /fun.html   (830 words)

  
 Klingon Language
But to Klingons, our language seems quite beautiful and has been used to write both stories and epic poetry, much of it of a romantic nature.
Klingons are also known to use a form of verbal shorthand known to Grammarians as ‘Clipped’ Klingon.
It’s this shortened form of the language, which is used aboard Klingon vessels, and upon the battlefield, for the giving of, and responding to orders.
www.sb410.net /klingon_language.htm   (302 words)

  
 Big Brother - the official Big Brother UK website from Channel 4   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Language Geeks will be taking a little trek to the extraterrestrial side, as they have to learn the language of Klingon.
Language Geeks Grace, Sam, Nikki and Richard really do have their work cut out; learning the extraterrestrial language of Klingon is no easy task.
KLINGON language is copyright of CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.
www.channel4.com /entertainment/tv/microsites/B/bb7/news/newsstory.jsp?id=1332&articleMask=1&housemateId=   (290 words)

  
 The Klingon Language Institute: Interesting Thing of the Day
Klingons have deeply creviced facial features, are always dressed for battle, and speak in a harsh, guttural language.) Many Trek fans regard the Klingons as their heroes, adopting their mannerisms, appearance, and even their language.
While the extreme role-playing this group enjoys is a bit much for my taste, the language itself is worthy of note, as is the Klingon Language Institute (KLI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the study and promotion of the language.
In the 1991 film “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,” a Klingon general (who also happens to be a Shakespeare aficionado) recites a translated version of “To be or not to be.” He then jokes that you can’t truly appreciate Shakespeare until you’ve read it in the “original” Klingon.
www.itotd.com /articles/305   (969 words)

  
 Star Trek Classics. Klingon :: Education by Design Store
However, the language lab is much, much fun, and good graphics, and it is rather excitingly funny, such as "Continue to install if you are klingon, or leave if you are ferengi!" and "Remove that honorless disk and insert the correct one!" It will make you laugh for sure, and with some surprises.
I can hear the first opening dialogue, and the characters race through their lines, all in klingon, so you better invest a lot of time and not be rusty in your interactive listening skills.
A rowdy band of Klingons drags you along in a well-acted movie tale of honor and revenge with a couple dozen interactive points for you to advance the action.
www.edbydesign.com /books/B00001SVE0.html   (1318 words)

  
 MedMark.org Category: /Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Constructed/Fictional/Klingon
Klingon as Linguistic Capital - Bachelor's thesis in sociology by Yens Wahlgren.
Klingon Language - A brief description of the language.
The Klingon Language - Includes dictionary and analysis program, translations of English works, links, and other resources.
www.medmark.org /odp.php?browse=/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Constructed/Fictional/Klingon   (429 words)

  
 Earthlings - The Movie - a Science fiction Documentary film, Klingons, Star Trek, Klingon Language, Denver, Colorado ...
Founded in 1992, the Klingon Language Institute continues its mission of bringing together individuals interested in the study of Klingon linguistics and culture, and providing a forum for discussion and the exchange of ideas.
Klingon may sound (intentionally) alien, but it is a complete language with its own vocabulary, grammar, and usage.
While there have been other artificial languages, and other languages crafted for fictional beings, Klingon is one of the rare times when a trained linguist has been called upon to create a language for aliens.
www.earthlings-movie.com /e_aboutkli.htm   (329 words)

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