Klingon Language

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Klingon language. Described in the 1985 book the klingon dictionary by marc okrand and deliberately designed to sound alien it has a number of typologically uncommon features. Deutsch 1 300 artikel. We re here to promote and support this unique and exciting language. The language s basic sound along with a few words was first.

The klingon language tlhingan hol pronounced ˈt ɬɪ ŋɑn xol in piqad is the constructed language spoken by the fictional klingons in the star trek universe. Only a few people can speak the klingon language well enough to talk in it. Quot the trouble with tribbles quot the klingon language contained eighty poly guttural dialects. It is a constructed language not one that developed naturally.

In the 1984 film star trek iii. Although klingons themselves have never existed the klingon language is real. Klingonese also known more commonly as klingon was the language used throughout the klingon empire. It was boasted that half the quadrant was learning the language by the mid 23rd century.

The klingon language institute helps people learn klingon. Those bumpy headed aliens of star trek really have their own language one which has far outgrown mere television and film. Free and open klingon language resource. The klingon language was originally created to add realism to a race of fictional aliens who inhabit the world of star trek an american television and movie franchise.

The search for spock the director leonard nimoy and the writer producer harve bennett wanted the klingons to speak a real sounding language rather than gibberish so they commissioned the linguist marc okrand to create klingon. Follow klingonwiki on twitter like klingon language wiki on facebook. Browse the dictionary of contemporary klingon. That s what we re about.