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Created for the Star Trek television show and related films, Klingon is the spoken language of the Klingon alien race. The fictional language has been appropriated by fans and linguists, who have translated texts using a written form of the language and created dictionaries and journals dedicated to it.
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- Language called "tlhIngan Hol" in Klingon
- Most spoken fictional language
- Characterized by Object-Verb-Subject word order
- Copyright to language owned by Paramount Pictures
- Grammar and vocabulary developed by linguist Mark Okrand
- Referenced in: Chuck, Frasier, My Wife and Kids, NCIS, ER, The Simpsons, South Park and Farscape
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Common Words and Phrases
- Yes: HIja' or HISlaH
- No: ghobe'
- Hello: nuqneH
- What's happening?: qaStaH nuq?
- Good!: maj
- Well done!: majQa'
- Don't be silly.: yIDoghQo'
- Your mother has a smooth forehead!: Hab SoSlI' Quch!
- We are Klingons!: tlhIngan maH!
- Happy birthday: qoSlIj DatIvjaj
- Shut up!: bIjatlh 'e' yImev
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Klingon Language on Amazon
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Star Trek: Klingons: Blood Will Tell #1 Klingon Language Red Foil-Stamped Variant CGC 9.8 - $99.99
Written by Scott Tipton, art and cover by David Messina. How do you say "swift and blinding violence" in Klingon? Here's your answer! This special variant edition of the debut issue of Klingons: Blood Will Tell presents every wo...
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Klingon for the Galactic Traveler (Star Trek) - $18.95
"Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam."</P> "It is a good day to die." What is the proper response to this? What should I do? Now, with Klingon for the Galactic Traveler you will know. Organized into four ea...
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Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water - $19.99
Klingon may be a fictional language to some, but don't tell that to the very real members of the Klingon Language Institute! This hilarious documentary captures them in their over-the-top quest to master this galactic tongue. It's a guttera...
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The Klingon Dictionary (Star Trek) - $14.00
The Klingon Dictionary is the first comprehensive sourcebook for Klingon language and syntax, including fundamental rules of grammar as well as words and expressions that illustrate the complex nature of Klingon culture. It features ...
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In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language - $26.00
Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon, which was nothing more than a televi...
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