[88439] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: monastery
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Dec 20 12:01:14 2010
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:50:12 -0600
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimTMwZT44f0gVr4h49GGML2PHq=yvioxZJzwuVL@mail.gmail.com>
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Voragh:
>> Note that the clerics call themselves "the Guardians of Boreth" -
>> *{boretlh 'avwI'pu'}? At one time I used *{loDnI'ghom} for a
>> "brotherhood, fraternity" recalling that Klingon warriors sometimes
>> address each other as "brothers", even those they don't personally
>> know (cf. TNG "Heart of Glory" et al.). I seem to recall hearing
>> "brethren" used by one of the clerics in the "Rightful Heir" episode.
André:
> Hi Voragh,
> is {boretlh} the official, canon Klingon name for the planet Boreth? It's
> logical and I recalled the same spelling before I read your post, but I
> can't find it in my own vocabulary collection. Is there a reference or
> did you take an educated guess?
Nope, that's my own transcription but, as you mentioned, it's fairly obvious. AFAIK Okrand has never provided an official version even in Keith R.A. DeCandido's Klingon novels.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
