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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qonwI'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Feb 27 10:09:00 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:08:46 -0600
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> Klingon word: qonwI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: songwriter
Never used in a sentence.
Cultural notes:
KGT 71: From the Klingon point of view, a song is not the product of an individual's mind. It has somehow always existed and is waiting for someone (the songwriter or, more accurately, "song recorder", {qonwI'}) to transcribe it ({qon}) and then present it ({much}) to others. There are a number of very well known songwriters, and it is quite an honor if one of them composes a song about one's exploits. Currently, perhaps the most respected {qonwI'} is Keedera.
Related words:
bomwI' singer (also "poet"?)
muchwI' musician
"The chief glory of every people arises from its authors." (Samuel Johnson)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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