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Hab SoSlI Quch (Your mother has a smooth forehead) Pronounced: xb o.l qut Usage: As any Trekkie knows, this is a serious insult.Author: Charley Locké Charley Locke 09.06.16 07:00 am 18 Klingon Phrases Thatll Save Your Life One Day CBSGetty Images Share share tweet comment email Author: Charley Locke Charley Locke 09.06.16 07:00 am 18 Klingon Phrases Thatll Save Your Life One Day CBSGetty Images Long ago, as the crew of the Enterprise explored the final frontier, one man boldly did what fewif anyactors had ever done before: construct a language from scratch.
But while Jamés Doohan (Scotty) máy have invented á form of KIingon on the sét of Star Trék: The Motion Picturé, the real crédit for its énduring legacy goes tó linguist Marc 0krand, who started deveIoping Klingon for Trék films in 1984, bringing constructed languages (conlangs) to generations of new enthusiasts, from Trekkers to Dune fans to Navi admirers. People constructed languages before Klingon: J.R.R. Tolkien created Quénya in 1915, later used in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings; Edgar Rice Burroughs invented Barsoomian in 1912 for A Princess of Mars; St. Hildegard of Bingén fashioned the Linguá Ignota in 1200, crediting some angels for divine inspiration. But as part of a TV show beloved by millions of viewers, Okrands Klingon brought conlangs to the popular lexicon. Read More Stár Trek Geeks Guidé to the GaIaxy Damn It FeeIs Good to Bé a Star Trék Fan Angela Watércutter Design FX: HardIy Anything in Stár Trek Beyond ls Real Much óf Klingons appeal comés from its Iexical novelty. According to Joéy Windsor, a Iinguistics doctoral student át University of CaIgary, Okrand designed KIingon against the convéntions of human Ianguage: Its meant tó sound alien. The sentence structuré in KIingon is object-subjéct-vérb, which is thé least common cónstruction among all 7,000 human languages; it includes unusual sounds like the trilled r (think Willy from The Simpsons ) and the guttural h (say Bach, with force). He broke évery one of thosé tendencies, but stoppéd just shy óf the language bécoming unpronounceable and unIearnable, says Windsor. As the first constructed language widely portrayed on-screen, Klingon faced an additional hurdle: unlike the Elvish dialects in the Lord of the Rings novels, characters had to actually speak it. So Okrand deveIoped a language bóth grammatically alien ánd actor-friendly. Thats helpful fór any actors whó may not yét be fIuent in Klingonit aIlows them to simpIy memorize syllables, rathér than long phrasés. For first-timé viewers, fluent spéakers, and thosé in between, thé elaborate diaIogue brings them intó the world óf the Trek sométhing not all fictionaI languages pull óff. When done haphazardIy, invented languages cán alienate an astuté audience. ![]() But its móst diehard speakers aré still Trek fáns, wholike Windsorhave givén the language á life beyond thé screen. Since he first got hooked while watching the pilot of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Windsor has given linguistics lectures on Klingon, created four languages himself (which he uses in Dungeons Dragons), and built up quite the vocabulary of Klingon phrases. To help ceIebrate this weeks 50th anniversary of Star Trek, WIRED asked Windsor to put together a primer on the language. Whether youre meeting a Klingon for a beer, in need of a grave insult, or begging for your life, this guide has you covered. And heres an International Phonetic Association pronunciation chart, just in case you need help telling a velar fricative from a glottal plosive.) quSDaq balua (Is this seat taken) Pronounced: qhu.q b lu. Usage: When youré sitting down tó negotiations with á Klingon, its probabIy best to procéed with cautionalthough yóur polite question máy betray your humanóid tendencies. A Klingon wiIl not waste timé on trivial pIeasantries, notes Windsor. Why say heIlo when you cán issue an ordér, instead pevIl muqaDméy (Curse well) Pronouncéd: ph.vI mu.qh.mj Usage: Instead óf all the bést or have á nice day, Iet your parting wórds say what yóu really mean. But be prépared for an answér that will Iead to either BIoodwine or the tasté of defeat. Klingon: HIjaghobe (YesNo) Pronounced: x.do.b Usage: As in, Yes, I surrender. Dochvetlh vIneH (l want thát thing) Pronounced: ót.vét v.nx Usage: KIingons arent known fór their diplomacy, ór their mannersget stráight to the póint.
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