Speak tlhIngan Hol – your passport to promotion

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by James Higham

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Speak Klingon – the most popular non-national language after Latin.  Or teach your baby son to speak it.  Learn at the Institute.

You might like to read up on it:

A description of the actual Klingon language can be found in Okrand’s book The Klingon Dictionary (Published by Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster, 1985, second edition with new addendum 1992, ISBN 0-671-74559-X). In May 2009, Simon & Schuster in collaboration with Ultralingua Inc., a developer of electronic dictionary applications, announced the release of a suite of electronic Klingon language software for most computer platforms and handhelds including a dictionary, a phrasebook and an audio learning tool. Other notable works include The Klingon Way (with Klingon sayings and proverbs), Klingon for the Galactic Traveler and the two audio productions Conversational Klingon and Power Klingon.

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9 Responses to “Speak tlhIngan Hol – your passport to promotion”

  1. MTG, on November 23rd, 2009 at 19:05 Said:

    The Irish International University issued 25,000 degrees to Klingons last year and these poor souls have yet to find gainful employment here as teachers or interpreters. Were it not for the IIU, thousands of Klingons would still be in orbit without the necessary educational visas to enter Britain. I shall certainly do my bit and take up Klingon today, James – Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam.

  2. Sue, on November 23rd, 2009 at 19:08 Said:

    I am a total trekkie. I did learn a few words years ago :) it’s so cool!

  3. Bill Chapman, on November 23rd, 2009 at 22:00 Said:

    “Speak Klingon – the most popular non-national language after Latin.” Sorry, I’m not sure that’s true! The clear winner is Esperanto. The Esperanto Association of Britain, based near romantic Stoke-on-Trent may only have 500 or so members, but there are hundreds more learners all over the country and beyond. I know because I’m a tutor on Esperanto postal courses, and I’m rather too busy at present.

    Bondezirojn!

  4. jams O'Donnell, on November 24th, 2009 at 11:41 Said:

    I’ll learn enough Klingon to order Gakh and a blood wine at a restaurant

  5. Lord T, on November 24th, 2009 at 11:46 Said:

    Bill,

    There are thousands of people that speak Klingon. Not a few hundred.

  6. James Higham, on November 24th, 2009 at 12:09 Said:

    Oops – sorry about Esperanto.

  7. Brian Barker, on November 27th, 2009 at 06:23 Said:

    In reply to Bill Chapman. During a short period of 122 years Esperanto is now in the top 100 languages, out of 6,800 worldwide, according to the CIA World factbook. It is the 22nd most used language in Wikipedia, and a language choice of Google, Skype, Firefox and Facebook.

    Native Esperanto speakers, (people who have used the language from birth), include financier George Soros, World Chess Champion Susan Polger, Ulrich Brandenberg the new German Ambassador to NATO and Nobel Laureate Daniel Bovet.

    Your readers may be interested in the following video. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670

    A glimpse of the language can be seen at http://www.lernu.net

  8. James Higham, on November 27th, 2009 at 10:32 Said:

    I’m happy to promote Esperanto here, Brian.

  9. Brian Barker, on November 27th, 2009 at 11:31 Said:

    Dankon James :D

    Brian

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