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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: bIj
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher Kidder-Mostrom)
Thu Feb 27 10:54:10 2014
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:53:51 -0600
From: Christopher Kidder-Mostrom <cokidder@cbtheatre.org>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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Used repeatedly in the TNG: Klingon Challenge VHS Board Game by Robert
O'Reilly who proclaims "Experience bIj!" whenever a player was to suffer a
negative effect within the game.
On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
> > Klingon word: bIj
> > Part of speech: noun
> > Definition: punishment
>
> AFAIK never used in a sentence.
>
> Cultural notes:
>
> "You can't turn me over to the Klingons. They don't just imprison you...
> Do you know what the punishment is for fraud?" (Yranac, [a terrified
> Yridian who had 12 outstanding arrest warrants for fraud and petty theft in
> the Klingon Empire] to Riker, TNG "Gambit Pt. I")
>
> Kortar, the ferryman on the mythical Barge of the Dead, destroyed the gods
> who created him and, as punishment, was condemned to ferry the souls of the
> dishonored dead over the River of Blood to the gates of Grethor. (VOY
> "Barge of the Dead")
>
> "You'll find there are many rules and regulations. They will be posted.
> Violation of the smallest of them will be punished by death [...] From this
> day on, no public assemblages of more than three people. All publications
> to be cleared through this office. Neighborhood controls will be
> established, hostages selected. A somewhat lengthy list of crimes against
> the state." (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")
>
> Related words:
>
> Hup punish (v) }
> bIj punish (v) } -- [difference is unknown]
> - qabIj
> I punish you. KGT
>
> pab follow (rules, customs, etc.) (v)
> pabHa' misfollow (the rules), follow (the rules) wrongly) (v)
> bIv break (rules) (v)
> HeS commit a crime (v)
> yem sin (v)
>
> mub be legal (v)
> Hat be illegal (v)
>
> jIp penalty (n)
> ruv justice (n)
> Sun discipline (n)
> chut law (n)
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Used repeatedly =A0in the TNG: Klingon Challenge VHS Board=
Game by Robert O'Reilly who proclaims "Experience bIj!" when=
ever a player was to suffer a negative effect within the game.<div><br></di=
v>
<div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Steven Boozer <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu" target=3D"_blank">sboozer@uchicag=
o.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">> Klingon word: bIj<br>
> Part of speech: noun<br>
> Definition: punishment<br>
<br>
AFAIK never used in a sentence.<br>
<br>
Cultural notes:<br>
<br>
"You can't turn me over to the Klingons. They don't just impri=
son you... Do you know what the punishment is for fraud?" (Yranac, [a =
terrified Yridian who had 12 outstanding arrest warrants for fraud and pett=
y theft in the Klingon Empire] to Riker, TNG "Gambit Pt. I")<br>
<br>
Kortar, the ferryman on the mythical Barge of the Dead, destroyed the gods =
who created him and, as punishment, was condemned to ferry the souls of the=
dishonored dead over the River of Blood to the gates of Grethor. (VOY &quo=
t;Barge of the Dead")<br>
<br>
"You'll find there are many rules and regulations. They will be po=
sted. Violation of the smallest of them will be punished by death [...] Fro=
m this day on, no public assemblages of more than three people. All publica=
tions to be cleared through this office. Neighborhood controls will be esta=
blished, hostages selected. A somewhat lengthy list of crimes against the s=
tate." (Kor, TOS "Errand of Mercy")<br>
<br>
Related words:<br>
<br>
Hup =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 punish (v) =A0}<br>
bIj =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 punish (v) =A0} -- [difference is unknown]<br>
=A0 - qabIj<br>
=A0 =A0 I punish you. KGT<br>
<br>
pab =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 follow (rules, customs, etc.) (v)<br>
pabHa' =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0misfollow (the rules), follow (the rules) wro=
ngly) (v)<br>
bIv =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 break (rules) (v)<br>
HeS =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 commit a crime (v)<br>
yem =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 sin (v)<br>
<br>
mub =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 be legal (v)<br>
Hat =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 be illegal (v)<br>
<br>
jIp =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 penalty (n)<br>
ruv =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 justice (n)<br>
Sun =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 discipline (n)<br>
chut =A0 =A0law (n)<br>
<br>
--<br>
Voragh<br>
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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