Archive of Okrandian Canon
| Author | Marc Okrand |
|---|---|
| Date | December 1995 |
| Publisher | Klingon Language Institute, Flourtown, PA, ISSN 1061-2327 |
| Source | HolQeD 4:4, page 11 |
| Title | More from Maltz |
| Type | article |
Marc Okrand
1. Groups
Some additional information has come to light regarding words relating to groups or assemblies. Among those words already well-known for difterent types of groups are:
{boq} "alliance" (also "bloc" or "coalition," though "coalition" is sometimes {boq ru'}, literally "temporary alliance")
{DIvI'} "federation" or "organization" (also "association," "league," "union")
{ghom} "group" or "party" (also "band," in the nonmusical sense)
{qev} (also {ghom'a'}) "crowd"
Add to this list:
{tlhach} "faction" or "sect"
There are also a few more words related to schools or academic pursuits. The most general word for "school" (a place for learning) is {DuSaQ} A Specialized school, perhaps translatable as "academy," is {'ampaS}. An organization dedicated to scholastic pursuits or research is a {yejHaD} "institute" or "institution" or a {yej'an} "society." The distinction between {yejHaD} and {yej'an} is not clear, though the former is usually -- but not always -- used for larger organizations. It is not known whether the first syllable of these words ({yej}) is {yej} "council, assembly," but there could be some historic connection. Note that {nugh} "society" has a much broader meaning: a group of people with a shared culture. Accordingly, {tlhIngan nugh} would mean "Klingon society" as distinguished from, say, Romulan society, but {tlhIngan yej'an} would probably be "the Klingon Society," a group dedicated to the study of Klingons.
2. Negative Adverbials?
The word for "dishonorably" is {batlhHa'}. This is clearly the adverbial {batlh} "in an honored fashion" plus a suffix {-Ha'}, which might be analyzed as the negative suffix that follows verbs or else as a suffix identical in form (and meaning?) to it, but which appears with adverbials.
Whether this {-Ha'} can he added to all adverbials is not clear. The notes taken while working with Maltz indicate that he balked at {vajHa'} ("not thus") but accepted {Do'Ha'} "unfortunately." Information on other adverbials has not yet been uncovered, though it is probably in the notes somewhere.