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'''''The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide''''' ('''''tlhIngan tIgh: SuvwI' DevmeH paq''''') (ISBN 0-671-53755-5) is a 1996 book by [[Marc Okrand]]<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=Sprechen Sie Klingon? |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/sprechen-sie-klingon-1.1158305 |journal=The Irish Times |publisher= |date=September 18, 2004 |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= }}</ref> published by Pocket Books, New York, which is a collection of proverbs and sayings ascribed to [[Klingons]] and the [[Klingon culture]] in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' television and film series and universe. The book presents English translations of the proverbs (called the [[Federation Standard]] versions) with their [[Klingon language]] originals, along with explanation stories and footnote references to the ''Star Trek'' series episodes up to ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and from the films up to ''Star Trek'' VI. The book includes photos from the series episodes and films, but does not reference the ''Star Trek'' books.
'''''The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide''''' ('''''tlhIngan tIgh: SuvwI' DevmeH paq''''') (ISBN 0-671-53755-5) is a 1996 book by [[Marc Okrand]]<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=Sprechen Sie Klingon? |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/sprechen-sie-klingon-1.1158305 |journal=The Irish Times |publisher= |date=September 18, 2004 |volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= }}</ref> published by Pocket Books, New York, which is a collection of proverbs and sayings ascribed to [[Klingons]] and the [[Klingon culture]] in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' television and film series and universe.<ref>{{Cite book|title=From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages|last=Adams|first=Michael|publisher=OUP Oxford|year=2011|isbn=9780192807090|location=|pages=125|quote=|via=}}</ref> The book presents English translations of the proverbs (called the [[Federation Standard]] versions) with their [[Klingon language]] originals, along with explanation stories and footnote references to the ''Star Trek'' series episodes up to ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' and from the films up to ''Star Trek'' VI. The book includes photos from the series episodes and films, but does not reference the ''Star Trek'' books.


The back cover note from the publsher describes the book in an "in-universe" style: "Noted Klingon language and cultural expert Marc Okrand collects the wisdom of these great warriors, taking proverbs and quotes from some of its greatest thinkers and bringing Klingon philosophy to lesser races across the galaxy."
The back cover note from the publsher describes the book in an "in-universe" style: "Noted Klingon language and cultural expert Marc Okrand collects the wisdom of these great warriors, taking proverbs and quotes from some of its greatest thinkers and bringing Klingon philosophy to lesser races across the galaxy."

Revision as of 07:10, 19 October 2016

The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide (tlhIngan tIgh: SuvwI' DevmeH paq) (ISBN 0-671-53755-5) is a 1996 book by Marc Okrand[1] published by Pocket Books, New York, which is a collection of proverbs and sayings ascribed to Klingons and the Klingon culture in the Star Trek television and film series and universe.[2] The book presents English translations of the proverbs (called the Federation Standard versions) with their Klingon language originals, along with explanation stories and footnote references to the Star Trek series episodes up to Star Trek: Voyager and from the films up to Star Trek VI. The book includes photos from the series episodes and films, but does not reference the Star Trek books.

The back cover note from the publsher describes the book in an "in-universe" style: "Noted Klingon language and cultural expert Marc Okrand collects the wisdom of these great warriors, taking proverbs and quotes from some of its greatest thinkers and bringing Klingon philosophy to lesser races across the galaxy."

The entry headings sometimes present more than one related proverb. The description stories explain the role of the given proverb in the Klingon culture. Sometimes they explain languaguage usage of specific Klingon words or particular grammatical form[3] and sometimes present additional proverbs related to the ones presented or their modifications found in the series or films.

The book contains an Introduction, Annotations, and 157 proverbs and locutions, with a number of additional proverbs or their modifications found in the descriptions. The book is not arranged in alphabetic order (neither in Klingon or English) and has no index or table of contents.

For example, the proverb "It is a good day to die", in tlhIngan Hol: "Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam". The illustrating story explains that "This is an extremely common Klingon locution, often uttered when the odds see to favor an opponent. It does not, however, represent a defeatist attitude." Further, the book notes, "Kang, of course, spoke ironically when, accepting the proposition that there was a chance to defeat an adversary, he altered this expression to 'It is a good day to live'."

The footnotes point out that this proverb was used in The Next Generation's "Sins of the Father" episode and in the Deep Space Nine "Blood Oath" episode.

The image related to this page (taken from an undefined episode) is described as showing: "Koloth encountering a guard for the Albino and teaching him a proverb".

Other common locutions include: "Klingons do not procrastinate. lumbe' tlhInganpu'" , "Pleasure is nonessential. 'utbe' bel.", "No one survived Khitomer. QI'tomerDaq Heghpu' Hoch"; and toasts and wishes such as "We are Klingons! tlhIngan maH!", "Adhere to virtue honorably. batlh ghob yIpab", and "May you die well! batlh bIHeghjaj!".

According to the Klingon Language Institute, the book constitutes one of the Star Trek canon[4] sources[5] to the Klingon language, written by Marc Okrand, after The Klingon Dictionary (1985, revised edition 1992) and two audio-courses: Conversational Klingon (1992) and Power Klingon (1993),[6] and before Klingon for the Galactic Traveller (1997).[7] The latter book, presenting an overview of Klingon culture as depicted in the Klingon language, contains several more Klingon proverbs and locutions, and may be considered a companion book to The Klingon Way.[8]

Audiobook

An audiobook version of The Klingon Way with a running time of 75 minutes was released by Simon & Schuster Audio. It featured the voices of Michael Dorn and Roxann Dawson, known for playing, respectively, the Klingon Worf in The Next Generation and the half-Klingon B'Elanna in Voyager. The actors both read the book's phrases in the original Klingon and explain the significance of them. Reviewing the audiobook for the Calgary Herald, the freelance columnist Grant McKenzie said that "If you've ever wanted to toss some conversational Klingon into a friendly chat, this audio will quickly have you up to speed and make you the hit of the next Trekker convention. Non-Trekkers, on the other hand, won't have a clue what they're listening to."[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sprechen Sie Klingon?". The Irish Times. September 18, 2004.
  2. ^ Adams, Michael (2011). From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages. OUP Oxford. p. 125. ISBN 9780192807090.
  3. ^ For a review of the book, concentrating on the new vocabulary and the specific grammatical features, by Rich Yampell a.k.a. Captain Krankor, see: Krankor, Captain (June 1996). "From the Grammarian's Desk". HolQeD. The Journal of the Klingon Language Institute. 5 (2 (18)): 2–6. ISSN 1061-2327.
  4. ^ "Canon", Klingon Language Institute Wiki
  5. ^ "Canonical sources", Klingon Language Institute Wiki
  6. ^ Dean, Eddie (August 9, 1996). "Klingon as a Second Language. D'Armond Speers Teaches His Son an Alien Tongue". Washington City Paper. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Sprechen Sie Klingon?". The Irish Times. September 18, 2004.
  8. ^ Shoulson, Mark (September 1997). "A Review: Klingon for the Galactic Traveller by Marc Okrand". HolQeD. The Journal of the Klingon Language Institute. 6 (3 (23)): 15–16. ISSN 1061-2327.
  9. ^ McKenzie, Grant (January 25, 1997). "The accent's on audio". Calgary Herald. p. E15.
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