Klingonese

Klingonese,^[1] or tlhIngan Hol,^{[citation needed]} was the language of the Klingon species.^[1]

Vocabulary[]

Original	Translation/Description	Usage
baktag	an insult (potentially shit)	spoken by Hassan the Undying in reference to Kardok^[2]
baQa'	damn^[3]	used by Kardok after he failed to kill Hassan^[2]
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam	an exclamation (It is a good day to die^[3])	spoken by a Klingon stationed on the Paulson Nebula listening post^[4]
jol yIchu'	activate beam^[3]	uttered by Vana Aleksandrov before being transported to the IKS GhIqtal^[5]
petaQ	an exclamation or insult	spoken by B'vat toward Kardok and by Targan toward Thelin^[6] spoken by Kardok both directly and indirectly to Hassan^[7] spoken by J'dan toward Martin Madden^[5] spoken numerous other times^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Qapla'	success^[3]	spoken by Komodo toward Kardok, Jason Fredricks, and their crews^[12] spoken by Jason toward Kardok^[12]

Original	Translation/Description	Usage
bat'leth	a bladed weapon	wielded by Kardok and B'vat in close combat^[13]
d'k tahg	a small bladed weapon	wielded by M'Rel and used to kill a Nausicaan^[11]

Original	Translation/Description	Usage
Gre'thor	equivalent to Hell	mentioned by Kardok and B'vat^[13]^[14] used pejoratively by Kardok after killing Hassan the Undying^[11]
Kuvah'magh	the savior of our people	translated by Thelin and spoken by Jason Fredricks, B'vat, and Targan^[6]
Sto-vo-kor	equivalent to Heaven	mentioned by Kardok^[11]

A list of common Klingon words, with Human English equivalents. Translations taken from Bing Translator.

Klingonese	English	English (literal)
baH	fire	fire
bangwI'	my beloved	my love
d'k tahg	warrior's knife	d'k tahg*
Du'cha	on speakers	on speakers
ghIqtal	to the death	to the death
kellicam	measurement of distance (1 ke = 2 km)	kellicam*
maj ram	good night	good night
Mauk-to'Vor	a death/honor restoration ritual	Mauk-to'Vor
nuqneH	hello	hello
parmaq	an agressive form of love	love
paramaqqay	romantic partner	companion
qa'meH quv	replacers of honor with dishonor	replacement honorable
qarDaSngan	Cardassian	Cardassian
QIn	sow (as in seed)	sow
quvHa' puqloD	dishonored son	the son of dishonor
romuluSngan	Romulan	Romulan
taHqeq	epithet	(an insult)
tajtiq	a long knife	knife
tera'ngan	Human	Terran
tlhIngan	Klingon	Klingon
to'ba	epithet	(an insult)
verengan	Ferengi	Ferengi
vulqangan	Vulcan	Vulcan
yan	sword	sword

* English equivalents marked with an asterisk have the same literal definition as their Klingonese counterparts.

Phrases from various Star Trek productions. Translations taken from Bing Translator.

Klingonese	English
'ay'vamDaq nuHmey tIQeq	Target weapons on this section
bortaS bIr jablu'DI' reH QaQqu' nay'	Revenge is a dish which is best served cold
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam	It is a good day to die
jIlajneS. ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj	I accept. May you enemies run with fear
matlh! jol yIchu'!	Maltz! Activate beam!
Mok'Ta vor, kash a'VEH	You are an enemy of my House
naDev ghoS	Come here
nuqneH, qaleghneS	What do you want? I am honored to see you
quv lughaj Archer HoD beqDaj je	Captain Archer and his crew are honorable people
SoHvaD pagh vIjatlh, Human!	I have nothing to say to you, Human!
taH pagh taHbe'	To be or not to be
wIy cha'	Show tactical display

Drinking song:

Klingonese	English
'ej 'Iw ngIb tISchoHlaHbe'bogh	And the blood was ankle deep
'ej tISchoHlaHbe'bogh Doq qet bIQtIq skral	And the River Skral ran deep red
Hoch jaj wovbe' jaj	On the day above all days
ghorgh Heghpu' HoS'ar mIgh vIHoHqang qeylIS	When Kahless killed evil Molor dead

Klingonese	English
Qoy! puqloD qeylIS.	Hear! Sons of Kahless.
Qoy! puqbe' je.	Hear! Daughters too.
may' 'Iw DaSay'moHtaHvIS choSay'moHlaH	The blood of battle washes clean
SuvwI' yoH 'ej, teH.	The Warrior brave and true.
maSuv, bang maH, 'ej vaj HoH maH.	We fight, we love, and then we kill.
yIn meQ ngaj 'ej wov.	Our lives burn short and bright,
vaj batlh Hegh 'ej vavma' yo' qIj maH nuqDaq	Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where
may' maH reH, may' vegh Eternal ghob.	we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight.

v - e - ?	Klingon Empire
Chancellors	Gorkon^† • J'mpok • Martok^{^}
House leaders	D'Ghor^{^} • B'vat^†
Ambassadors	Kas • S'taass^* • Worf
Religious figures	Kuvah'magh • Kahless the Unforgettable^† • T'Kuvma^† • Molor^† • Fek'lhr
Warriors	Warat^† • Kardok^? • Kora^? • Ja'rod • Kadek
Organization
Government	Klingon High Council
Military	Klingon Defense Force
Culture
Religion	Gre'thor • Sto-vo-kor
Weapons	bat'leth • d'k tahg
Food and drinks	bloodwine
Other	Klingonese
Technology
Starships	IKV Quv • IKS GhIqtal^{^}^† • IKS Chot • IKS Worvig • IKS Baj