Klingon

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Klingon is the guttural warrior language of the Klingon Empire from Star Trek, featuring unique sounds and an aggressive phonology.

Description

Klingon (tlhIngan Hol) was created by linguist Marc Okrand in 1984 for the Star Trek franchise. It features a deliberately alien phonology with sounds uncommon in natural languages, an Object-Verb-Subject word order, and a rich vocabulary of over 3,000 words. The Klingon Language Institute maintains and expands the language, and it has been used in opera, Shakespeare translations, and even a Duolingo course.

Sample Vocabulary

Klingon	English	Clue
bach	shoot	shoot (verb)
bach	shot	shot (noun)
bachHa'	err, make a mistake [slang]	err, mistake (verb)
bagh	tie	tie (verb)
baghneQ	spoon	spoon (noun)
baH	fire (torpedo, rocket, missile)	fire (verb)
baHjan	launcher	launcher (noun)
baHwI'	gunner	gunner (noun)
baj	earn, work for (actively)	earn, work (verb)
bal	jug, jar, bottle	jug, jar, bottle (noun)
banan naH	banana	banana (noun)
bang	love, one who is loved, beloved	love (noun)
bang bom	love song	love song (noun)
bang pong	pet name, endearment	endearment (noun)
baq	terminate, discontinue	terminate, discontinue (verb)
baqghol	type of liquor, bahgol	liquor, ~bahgol~ (noun)
baQ	be fresh, be just picked (fruit, vegetable)	fresh (verb)
baQ	toss bat'leth from one hand to the other	toss (verb)
baQa'	(general invective)	(general invective) (exclamation)
barat	India	India (noun)