The Klingon Dictionary


Summary
From the book jacket
Finally, a comprehensive sourcebook for Klingon language and syntax! The only one of its kind, this dictionary includes fundamental grammar rules, words, and expressions that illustrate the nature of the complex Klingon culture, as well as:

A precise pronunciation guide
Commands in Clipped Klingon
Proper use of affixes and suffixes
Conjunctions, exclamations and superlatives
Simple and complex sentence structure

Plus: The Klingon translation and pronunciation of representative phrases like "Always trust your instincts", "Activate the transport beam", and "Surrender or die!"

Contents
Introduction
The Sounds of Klingon
Grammatical Sketch – Introduction
Nouns
Verbs
Other Kinds of Words
Syntax
Clipped Klingon
Dictionary
Introductory Remarks
Klingon-English
English-Klingon
Klingon affixes
English index to Klingon affixes
Appendix: A Selected List of Useful Klingon Expressions

Background information

Writer/Producer Ronald D. Moore, generally referred to by his colleagues as "the Klingon guy" for his further development of the Klingons and their culture in , has commented, "Marc Okrand’s Klingon Dictionary sits on my desk. But I use it very infrequently. To be honest, Marc baffles me. I’m not a linguist. I failed languages. Rules of grammar and syntax just put me away. So I just make it up and make it sound as cool as I can". ()
A single internationally released edition is known to exist, the with sixty pages expanded, 1998 Italian-language Il dizionario Klingon, published by Fanucci Editore.
The second, updated version of the book has made a live-action production appearance as an interaction with a Star Trek parody and pop culture production. In the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory (Season 2 Episode 7: "The Panty Piñata Polarization"), the four male principal characters were seen playing a game of Klingon Boggle, the book appropriately at hand for reference.
The three Klingons on the cover of the second edition are Kruge and two of his officers.

Cover gallery

See also
 Conversational Klingon
 Klingon for the Galactic Traveler
 The Klingon Way
 Power Klingon

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