I have the distinct honor of being mentioned in a Klingon blog. A few years ago I tried to get permission to use Klingon in my Shoecabbage feature, but Paramount -- the OWNER of the language! -- made it nearly impossible for me to publish even one word. The big meanies. ---- Shoecabbage qonwI' loSmoH P-borgh cha' wen tlhIngan Hol yejHaD rI' Teresa Dowlatshahi. nagh beQ tlhaQDajvaD DIvI' Hol mu'mey rurbogh tlhIngan Hol mu'mey nejtaH. roD tera' Holmey qub lo'. Shoecabbage ponglu'. jInmolvaD QultaH Teresa 'ej lunaD nuvpu'.
I'm not sure what those Klingons said about me. For all I know, they might have called me a glue-sniffing ʇɐq ʇınɹɟ.
a language created by Dr Marc Okrand, a professional linguist, for use by the alien Klingons in some of the Star Trek movies. To make Klingon sound truly alien, Okrand used combinations of sounds which do not exist in any natural language. It is a complete language, with its own vocabulary, grammar, usage and an enthusiastic community of speakers.
That's hilarious frogsy. Do Klingons not have a sense of humour?
I have the distinct honor of being mentioned in a Klingon blog. A few years ago I tried to get permission to use Klingon in my Shoecabbage feature, but Paramount -- the OWNER of the language! -- made it nearly impossible for me to publish even one word. The big meanies.
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Shoecabbage qonwI' loSmoH P-borgh
cha' wen tlhIngan Hol yejHaD rI' Teresa Dowlatshahi. nagh beQ tlhaQDajvaD DIvI' Hol mu'mey rurbogh tlhIngan Hol mu'mey nejtaH. roD tera' Holmey qub lo'. Shoecabbage ponglu'. jInmolvaD QultaH Teresa 'ej lunaD nuvpu'.
I'm not sure what those Klingons said about me. For all I know, they might have called me a glue-sniffing ʇɐq ʇınɹɟ.
a language created by Dr Marc Okrand, a professional linguist, for use by the alien Klingons in some of the Star Trek movies. To make Klingon sound truly alien, Okrand used combinations of sounds which do not exist in any natural language. It is a complete language, with its own vocabulary, grammar, usage and an enthusiastic community of speakers.
Klingon alphabet:
A native of the planet Qo'noS