Sa'Qej Sep

Sakrej region

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

ʂɑʔq͡χɛd͡ʒʂɛpʰ

Sound out Sa'Qej Sep letter by letter:

• Sʂretroflex sh, between English 's' and 'sh'
• aɑa as in 'father'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• Qq͡χq and H run together, a guttural rasp
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• jd͡ʒj as in 'junk'
• Sʂretroflex sh, between English 's' and 'sh'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air

Sakrej Region Sa'Qej Sep is the source of many odd pronunciations and grammar, some of which have been more widely adopted as slang (cf. KGT pp. 24-26 for details). As someone on the list once pointed out, Sa'Qej is *jeQ'aS - "jackass" - backwards, which may well have been a frustrated Okrand's comment on some actor or Paramount's writing staff!

• Sa'Qej — Sakrej (region)

KGT pp.17, 24

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.