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What does the Klingon phrase in this ritual mean?
In the Next Generation episode Reunion, prior to a new chancellor of the Klingon Empire being chosen, a ritual is performed to confirm the previous chancellor is dead.
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What does Worf say in Klingon in the TNG episode "All Good Things"?
I was rewatching "All Good Things" from ST:TNG. In the scene when the Klingons attack the USS Pasteur, Captain (Beverly) Picard tells Worf to signal their surrender.
Worf replies with
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What does Klingon Captain Nu'Daq say when losing the B'aht Qul challenge to Data?
In TNG's "The Chase", Nu'Daq challenges Data to the B'aht Qul and loses. He utters something after this that I cannot find online, except in a transcript that suggests he says "Maw' tok!"
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Why is Kahless spelt/pronounced like that?
Per the Wikipedia Entry,
Kahless (pronounced: /keɪ̯.lɛs/ [kay-les] or /keɪ̯.lɪs/ [kay-lis]; Klingon pIqaD letters: "qeylIS") is a messianic figure in Klingon history, who unified the ...
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What is a lo'Be Vos?
In the TNG episode Aquiel, a Klingon officer is being questioned for possible involvement in the death of a Starfleet officer on a subspace relay. Worf snarls at him;
WORF: Have the courage to admit ...
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Was Klingon language dialog "accurate"?
In many episodes of both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, characters speak the Klingon language (which is mysteriously untranslated by the ever-puzzling Universal ...
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Do Klingons refer to their battleships as "she"?
By long tradition in the English-speaking world, ships are called "she". This tradition (which may predate English) continues in referring to the U.S.S. Enterprise, according to the star trek ...
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Why are bat'leths "swords"?
Bat'leths are generally referred to as swords.
Bat'leth translates as "sword of honor". And, for example, Kahless's bat'leth is called the Sword of Kahless
Yet here is a generic definition of ...
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Is the Klingon language the only constructed language seen on-screen?
Alien races speak their own languages, Vulcans, Romulans "Rihannsu ", and others. Is the Klingon language the only constructed language seen on screen? If so, why did it receive more attention than ...
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