tlhIngan

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/ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/
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A Klingon person, with the same bare form also usable for Klingons in general when context supplies the number.
Practice using tlhIngan in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'a'?
    Do you speak the Klingon language?
  • Dulegh tlhIngan.
    The Klingon sees you.
  • tlhIngan maH.
    We are Klingons.
  • tlhIngan jIH.
    I am a Klingon.
  • tlhInganpu' vIlegh.
    I see Klingons.

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Meanings

Klingon person

noun
culture
neutral
A member of the Klingon people, singular or contextually plural unless the explicit plural suffix is added.

Examples

  • tlhIngan jIH.
    I am a Klingon.
  • tlhIngan maH.
    We are Klingons.
  • tlhInganpu' vIlegh.
    I see Klingons.
  • Dulegh tlhIngan.
    The Klingon sees you.
  • tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'a'?
    Do you speak the Klingon language?

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Etymology

Canon vocabulary from Marc Okrand's Klingon, built from the name Klingon and the person-forming element -ngan, used for an inhabitant or member of a group.

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