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tlhIngan
[ t​ɬɪŋɑn ]
Noun

English: Klingon

German: Klingon

Spanish: Klingon

Source: TKD

Category: aliens and planets

KLCP Level: 1

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Usage for tlhIngan

tlhIngan maH

We are Klingons!

Type: proverb - Source: TKW
latlh De'/Additional Information
This is the strongest expression of joy among Klingons and probably the most frequently heard Klingon phrase. It is used not only in the throes of battle but on any other joyous occasion as well. When Kahless the Unforgettable, who united the Klingon Empire, was cloned years later, the replica retained the ancient Klingon attitudes. He said to Gowron, the leader of the Klingon High Council, "You have no joy, Gowron. Is your heart so filled with distrust and suspicion that you have forgotten what it is to be truly Klingon?"

wa' tlhIngan

One Klingon

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

tlhIngan SoH

You are a Klingon.

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

I am a Klingon.

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

Are you a Klingon?

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

Two Klingons

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

proud as a Klingon

Type: simile - Source: KGT

Klingons do not procrastinate.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

Not only do Klingon see the virtue of taking action, they prefer to take action right away. From the Klingon point of view, although planning and organizing are appropriate, there is no reason not to proceed with any mission or task once the goal is established.

Three brave Klingons

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

Remain Klingon!

Type: sentence - Source: Star Trek: Discovery

Klingons never bluff.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

Masked by its simplicity, this is actually a very clever Klingon epigram. If Klingons do indeed never resort to deception, the statement (more literally, "Klingons never deceive") expresses the truth. If, on the other hand, Klingons do mislead, then the statement is an example of that practice in action. Worf had made use of this phrase quite appropriately during games of poker.

Klingons do not surrender.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

In order to stop the torturing of Ensign Chekov by the Klingons, James Kirk agreed to let Kang take over the Enterprise. Chekov protested, referring to the Klingons as animals, but Commander Kang thought the epithet was misplaced. "Animals. Your captain crawls like one," he said. "A Klingon would never have surrendered."

Because of this Klingon trait, Klingon emissary K'Ehleyr argued against disabling a Klingon ship whose crew was unaware of the peace treaty between the Federation and the Empire. If the ship were merely disabled, she said, the ship's captain would "destroy it himself." Worf concurred by simply quoting the maxim: "Klingon do not surrender."

In Klingon, the for word for "surrender," "{jegh}," also can be translated as "give up," in the sense of abandoning a project. Thus, the saying also means that Klingons are persistent or even obstinate. As Worf put it, "Klingons do not give up easily."

No Klingon ever breaks his word.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

Summoned to the klingon high council.

Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Combat Cards

latlh De'/Additional Information

The Klingon High Council summons you.

They meet a Klingon guard.

Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon

latlh De'/Additional Information

Joke 1 Line 2

Klingons do not get sick.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

Klingons do not faint.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

Win klingon beauty contest.

Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Honor Cards

latlh De'/Additional Information

You win contest of handsome Klingons.

Klingons forever!

Type: toast - Source: Power Klingon

I don't speak Klingon.

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

You follow Klingon customs well.

Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon

Are you ready to study Klingon?

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

We are U.K. Klingons!

Type: sentence - Source: Radio Times 1996

latlh De'/Additional Information

Literally this means "We are together Empire Klingons!"

Is Klingon food always raw?

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

May the Klingon Empire continue forever!

Type: idiom - Source: Power Klingon

latlh De'/Additional Information

Empire Union Day

A Klingon warrior is always prepared to fight.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

A Klingon warrior is always prepared to die.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

In Klingon it is not customary to say "to be prepared" without saying what one is prepared to do. There are, consequently, several version of this proverb, the general meaning of which is "A Klingon warrior is always prepared." As called for by the situation, a specific activity is plugged in. Kang, for example, said, "A Klingon warrior is always prepared to die" ("{reH Heghrup tlhIngan SuvwI'}") It is even acceptable to use this proverb for less weighty matters, such as to eat and to drink. Not unexpectedly, using it to refer to an activity not prized by Klingons, such as to flee, to surrender, or to apologize, is particularly insulting.

Klingons never destroy good food.

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

A Klingon does not postpone a matter of honor.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

As several of these saying make clear, nothing is more important to a Klingon than honor. When the Klingon officer Kulge questioned Gowron's leadership abilities, Gowron interrupted a strategy-planning session to engage him in a fight, eventually killing him, even though this delayed necessary planning for an ongoing war. To an outsider, Gowron's priorities might seem skewed, but to a Klingon, he acted properly. Even affairs of the Empire must take a back seat to protecting one's honor.

Why is there rubble everywhere, Klingon?

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

Klingons do not lie in bed.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

A Klingon does not run away from his battles.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

This maxim also appears in other guises, depending on what it is a Klingon does not run from. The general meaning of all of them is that Klingons do not flee; they do not abdicate their responsibilities or avoid the consequences of their actions. For example, when Worf decided to challenge the charge of treason leveled against his father, he knew that he would have to accept the penalty --- death --- if unsuccessful. A Klingon does not run from a judgment against him.

The Klingon Way - A Warriors Guide

Type: title - Source: TKW

When you insult a Klingon's honor, prepare for trouble.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

Klingons are born, live as warriors, then die.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

These two maxims express the belief that fighting and winning define a Klingon's very being; everything else in life is secondary, if not superfluous. Unless they are engaged in battle or preparing for battle, Klingons become rather cantankerous (though, to those unfamiliar with Klingons, this might not be noticeable). As a result, Klingons are likely to, at the slightest provocation, instigate a battle of some sort.

Lieutenant Commander Worf is well aware of the Klingon predilection reflected in these two sayings. Though raised among humans, he has always prided himself on his knowledge of Klingon history and culture. He observed that a potentially dangerous situation involving the Dominion and the Cardassians, which the Klingons viewed as a threat, "has given my people an excuse to do what they were born to do: to fight and to conquer."

Klingons are born to fight and conquer.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

These two maxims express the belief that fighting and winning define a Klingon's very being; everything else in life is secondary, if not superfluous. Unless they are engaged in battle or preparing for battle, Klingons become rather cantankerous (though, to those unfamiliar with Klingons, this might not be noticeable). As a result, Klingons are likely to, at the slightest provocation, instigate a battle of some sort.

Lieutenant Commander Worf is well aware of the Klingon predilection reflected in these two sayings. Though raised among humans, he has always prided himself on his knowledge of Klingon history and culture. He observed that a potentially dangerous situation involving the Dominion and the Cardassians, which the Klingons viewed as a threat, "has given my people an excuse to do what they were born to do: to fight and to conquer."

Klingon warriors are butting heads.

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

Cowards take hostages. Klingons do not.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

Klingons kill for their own purposes.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

Kirk convinced Commander Kang that an alien life force was causing the Klingons and the crew to engage in ceaseless hostilities and that Kang was serving the whim of this alien being. Throwing down his weapon, Kang refused to go on fighting, citing a proverb that expresses the Klingon aversion to being dominated by others. More important even that following the instinct to be a warrior is the ability to maintain control over one's own actions.

Klingons are a proud race, and we intend to go on being proud.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

The first formal meeting between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets, which eventually resulted in their alliance, was held on Khitomer, a planet near the Klingon-Romulan border. Representing the Empire was Azetbur, who was appointed to lead the Klingon High Council after her father, Chancellor Gorkon, was assassinated by a coalition of those opposed to the impending peace. In her address to the conference, Azetbur altered this saying slightly when she insisted that the treaty in no way diminished the stature of the Klingon Empire: "We are a proud race, and we are here because we intend to go on being proud."

Years later, as the Federation-Klingon alliance began to fall apart, Klingon leader Gowron still adhered to this virtue. When he discovered that his rationale for moving against the Federation was based on misinformation, he held his ground, maintaining Klingon pride by coming up with a new justification for his aggression. That the Dominion had not taken over the Cardassian government "is of no consequence," Gowron said. "All that matters is that the Alpha Quadrant will be safer with the Klingon Empire in control of Cardassia."

To die while serving the Empire is the hope of every Klingon.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

To remind them that they
Don’t need anyone but themselves,
For they are Klingon!

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

To die in the line of duty is the hope of every Klingon.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

To die defending his ship is the hope of every Klingon.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

The Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

This is an adage about Klingon behavior cited by K'mpec, leader of the Klingon High Council, when he revealed to Picard that he had been poisoned. Worf took it one step further, assuming that, since no Klingon would behave in such a dishonorable fashion, the assassination could not have been carried out by a Klingon. "A Klingon would not use poison," he stated. "The murder would have no honor."

To tell the Klingon tribes
their story of courage,
And honor.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

Both Klingon hearts beat,
At their strongest,
In lust for blood.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

He has broken the ancient rules,
He has defied his destiny
Curse this Klingon, who has no shame!

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

The son of a Klingon is a man the day he can first hold a blade.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

May Kotar be merciful on his spirit,
For no matter his faults, at least
This Klingon brother died with honor.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

My Klingon brother,
Why are you out here,
Where even the thranx* don’t grow?

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book

And if I die,
I do so next to a brave Klingon,
I will at least die with honor!

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

Live the Klingon way,
History is written by the victors,
Celebrate death, for it is honorable.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: epilogue

One blade to extinguish the physical life,
One blade for freeing the soul,
The Klingon’s transition was complete.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

Remember forever that you are Klingons,
You need no one but yourselves!
I will go and join Kotar, to be with my kin.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

The Klingon tribes flourished once more,
And many great victories were made
During Kahless’s reign of wisdom and bravery.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

The family of a Klingon warrior is responsible for his actions, and he is responsible for theirs.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

With it, I restore pride and values
Of the Klingon Empire, for under Molor,
They have grown weak and faint.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

In battle, you will die with honor,
So you can give yourself to Kotar
As a hero of the Klingon tribes.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

Honor is more important than life,
May your enemies run with fear,
For you are Klingon, we are Klingon.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: epilogue

On the other side of the land,
Kahless traveled the lands
With an equal number of proud Klingons.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

To make the Klingon people proud
And self-sufficient once more,
And fight with honor!

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

A Klingon communicator sends a signal through subspace radio. Older models were susceptible to radiation.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S19 QumwI' - Klingon Communicator

latlh De'/Additional Information

But the stories of Kahless,
Proud to be Klingon, and fierce,
Intrigued Kotar despite his rage.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

Kahless, pull your d'k tahg*,
Kill the beasts in this forest,
One a targ, and two who call themselves Klingon.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book

Then Kahless tells his tale,
The tale that inspired many before them,
And every Klingon in the room falls silent.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book

Now, by the deeds of Kahless,
Every Klingon knows the ways of honor,
And teaches their children by this tale.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: epilogue

Can I help a fellow Klingon in need?
May I sit
And rest with you?

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book

Kahless united the tribes of Kronos,
And provided them with the laws of honor,
He was crowned emperor of the Klingon Empire.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

All of Kronos trembled once more,
For every Klingon on the planet
Followed her cry for Kahless.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

The Klingons with fear in their hearts
And water in their veins
Will stay in Gre'thor with me and Fek'lhr,

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book

Klingon food is best when served fresh and live. Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie, or heart of targ.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S21 Soj - Klingon Food

latlh De'/Additional Information

The Age of Ascension marks a new level of spiritual attainment by a Klingon warrior. The initiate must pass through a gauntlet of warriors who test him with painsticks.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S9 qaSDI' nenghep - Age of Ascension

latlh De'/Additional Information

With strong family traditions, devotion and loyalty to family is one of the most important Klingon virtues. Above all, the Klingon family name is highly valued.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S13 tlhIngan qorDu' potlh - Klingon Family Values

latlh De'/Additional Information

The Klingon disruptor rifle is a standard hand held disruptor, attached to an extended power supply stock. This serves to steady the aim of a warrior and increase the effective range for distance targeting.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S14 tlhIngan nISwI' beH- Klingon Disruptor Rifle

latlh De'/Additional Information

Worf's bat'telh has been in his family for ten generations. According to Klingon legend, this sword of honor descends from the time of Kahless the Unforgettable.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S8 Bat'telh, Klingon Sword of Honor (S8)

latlh De'/Additional Information

The sisters of the House of Duras, Lursa and B'Etor are constantly seeking a higher standing for the House of Duras within the Klingon™ High Council. To this end, the sisters have acted against Gowron, going as far as to work with Romulan factions in order to gain power.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S26 lurSa' be'etor je - Lursa and B'Etor

latlh De'/Additional Information

Klingon starship design is vastly different from Starfleet technology. A huge amount of the ship's power and technology is devoted to its weapons grid and defensive systems. Unlike most Starfleet vessels, the main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually overlaid with a complex target acquisition grid.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox SP3 tlhIngan wIy - Klingon Tactical Display

latlh De'/Additional Information

On the Homeworld, there is a great hall where the leaders of the Klingon High Council meet to determine policy and decide upon the fate of the Empire. Gowron currently presides, named leader of the High Council by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who was acting as Arbiter of Succession.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S25 tlhIngan vaS'a' - Klingon Great Hall

latlh De'/Additional Information

The Klingon battle knife is designed primarily for versatility of use, so that the user is never caught at a disadvantage. Two small, secondary blades eject from the knife's sides, providing both a hand guard and another set of cutting edges. A brutally spiked pommel fastens the hilt together to provide a damaging surprise attack or give a devastating backhand stroke.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox SP2 SuvwI' taj - Blade of the Warrior

latlh De'/Additional Information

The Imperial Klingon Vessel is a K'vort-class-Bird-of-Prey under the command of Captain Kargan. It has the best weapons and some of the finest warriors in the Klingon fleet.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S7 qIvo'rIt <pagh'e'> - K'Vort Class <Pagh>

latlh De'/Additional Information

The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld." This is where the Klingon Great Hall is located, the center of the Klingon government. Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S27 Qo'noS - Klingon Homeworld

latlh De'/Additional Information

Similar in configuration to the first Klingon vessels encountered, the K'Tinga-Class remained in use for most of the 23rd century. A sleeper ship of this class, the T'Ong, was encountered in the 24th century by the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S15 tlhIngan may'Duj, qItI'nga - Klingon Battlecruiser, K'Tinga-Class

latlh De'/Additional Information

The Klingon Painstik is an important part of a Klingon's Age of Ascension ceremony. The Painstik is employed by friends of the recipient who use the devices to inflict pain in a manner which will allow the Klingon to attain a higher state of spirituality as a warrior, proving his mettle. Painstiks are a little over one meter long and emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of inflicting pain.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S32 Painstik - 'oy'naQ

latlh De'/Additional Information

This marking represents the Klingon Empire and has been emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon Starships. During the aggressive expansion of the Klingon people from their homeworld of Kronos into space, this symbol grew to become as feared throughout the galaxy as the menacing profiles of their battlecruisers.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox SP1 Qo'noS wo' - Empire of Kronos

latlh De'/Additional Information

When a Klingon warrior dies or is killed, other Klingons may perform a ceremonial howl or yell as part of the Klingon death ritual. The eyes of the fallen Klingon are opened and others roar in a great crescendo. This yell is victorious in nature, rather than mournful and also serves to warn the other dead that a Klingon warrior is coming.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S31 Death Howl - Hegh bey

latlh De'/Additional Information

All Klingon vessels are equipped with a cloaking device, allowing the ship to fly in a state of practical invisibility. Cloaking technology was gained through an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire, possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology. Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device, weapons cannot be discharged while the cloak is in operation.

Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S33 Cloaking Device - So'wI'

latlh De'/Additional Information
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