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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'aj
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Wed Feb 29 11:01:58 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:01:36 -0600
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Thanks for reminding me of this. Starfleet, on the other hand, is chock full of admirals (including Kirk) but I can't think of any generals off the top of my head.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felix Malmenbeck [mailto:felixm@kth.se]
>
> Memory Beta has a list of admirals from the soft canon, but as far as
> I can tell, Krell is the obly one from the on-screen canon.
>
> Ford introduced the notion of "Thought Admirals", including Vrenn's
> mentor/father, Kethas. If I recall correctly, Vrenn received the
> nickname "Thought Ensign", which was then modified as he advanced in
> rank.
> http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Thought_admiral
> I'd love to have a Klingonaase word for this, but I can't seem to find
> one.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Steven Boozer [sboozer@uchicago.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 16:22
> To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
> Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'aj
>
> > Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 29, 2012
> >
> > Klingon word: 'aj
> > Part of speech: noun
> > Definition: admiral
>
> Never used in a sentence.
>
> Language notes:
>
> KGT 52: When used with an individual's name, a title follows the
> name: {tlha'a HoD} (Captain Klaa), {cheng Sa'} (General Chang), {qeng
> la'} (Commander Kang), and so on.
>
> KGT 197f.: If someone has an official title, such as a military rank
> or a position in the government, this title follows the name; for
> example, {martaq Sa'} (General Martok), {ghawran Qang} (Chancellor
> Gowron). When addressing such a person, the title is left off only
> when the occasion is decidedly nonofficial.
>
> Trek trivia:
>
> Fleet Admiral Krell threatened to wipe out the Qu'Vat Colony after Dr
> Antaak's experimentation with Klingon Augments at the genetic research
> facility there produced a highly contagious fatal plague. (ENT
> "Affliction" & "Divergence")
>
> Is Krell the only Klingon admiral we've heard of? Klingons seem to
> prefer generals commanding their starships, squadrons and fleets: e.g.
> K'Vagh (ENT "Affliction", "Divergence"), Koord (ST5), Krell (ST5),
> Chang (ST6), Khmarr (ST6), Grokh (ST6), Worf (ST6), Martok (DS9),
> K'Trelan (DS9), Nemchick/Tuvot (DS9), ShiVang (DS9), Tanas (DS9).
>
> I wonder if {'aj} became obsolete or honorary, like the old rank of
> commodore in the US Navy.
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
>
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