Everyday Klingon
In
Space Nine, 1993 Series, a rather lengthy piece of text composed by Marc
Okrand for SkyBox International, Inc. This issue we bring you the copy from
three additional cards from yet another SkyBox series,
Generation, first season. These specialty cards (labeled SP1, SP2 and SP3),
along with card 99 from the other deck, give us some unprecedented
examples of extended discourse in Klingon.
SP 1 Qo'noS wo' Empire of Kronos
tlhIngan wo' Degh 'oH Deghvam'e'. tlhIngan Dujmey law'qu'
SommeyDaq batlh cha'lu'. juHqo' Qo'noSvo' loghDaq
legntaHvIS tlhInganpu' 'ej qo'mey Sar charghtaHvIS chaH Dat
tlhIngan may'Duj luleghDI' neH qIb nganpu' buQpu' may'Duj 'ej
ghIpu' 'oH. nIteb ghIpu' je Deghvam.
This marking represents the Klingon Empire and has been
emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon Starships. During
the aggressive expansion of the Klingon people from their
homeworld of Kronos into space, this symbol grew to become as
feared throughout the galaxy as the menacing profiles of their
battlecruisers.
SP2 SuvwI' taj Blade of the Warrior
lI'qu' tlhIngan may' taj. not Hub'eghrupHa' lo'wI'. taj
DopmeyDaq nargh cha' tajHom. ghop luQan tajHommey.
pe'laH je. moQDaq DuQwI' Hommey jej tu'lu'. pay' HIvDI'
lo'wI' pagh mupDI' QIHchu' bIH.
The Klingon battle knife is designed primarily for versatility of use,
so that the user is never caught at a disadvantage. Two small,
secondary blades eject from the knife's sides, providing both a hand
guard and another set of cutting edges. A brutally spiked pommel
fastens the hilt together to provide a damaging surprise attack or
give a devastating backhand stroke.
SP3 tlhIngan wIy Klingon Tactical Display
'ejyo' luch rurbe'qu' tlhIngan Duj luch. Hos law'qu' luch law'qu'
je lo' Duj nuH pat Hub pat je. motlh ray' luSamlaHmeH De'
Qatlh cha' tlhIngan Duj jIH'a'. motlh pIm 'ejyo' Dujmey.
Klingon starship design is vastly different from Starfleet technology.
A huge amount of the ship's power and technology is devoted to its
weapons grid and defensive systems. Unlike most Starfleet vessels,
the main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually overlaid with a
complex target acquisition grid.
One additional bit of translation, appearing on all three of the cards
described above, is the following trademark, registration, and copyright
notices, a nice finishing touch.
TM, ®, © je tera' DIS wa'-Hut-Hut-loS Paramount Pictures. Hoch
SeH. Paramount Pictures malja' permey bIH Star Trek pong'e'
Deghmey'e' je. bIH lo' SkyBox International, Inc. 'e' chaw'.
TM, ®, © 1994 PARAMOUNT PICTURES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
STAR TREK AND RELATED MARKS ARE TRADEMARKS OF
PARAMOUNT PICTURES. SKYBOX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AUTHORIZED USER.
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