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[ dʒɑtʰ ]
Noun

English: tongue

German: Zunge

Category:

Body Parts

KLCP:

Level 2
Verb

English: speak incoherently (slang), mumble (slang)

German: undeutlich sprechen, murmeln

KLCP:

Level 3
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Notes

The Ruk'evet word for "be clumsy" is jat, which is phonetically identical to the noun meaning "tongue." Even though this is probably just a coincidence, there is a slang term jat, used throughout the Empire but somewhat more frequently in the areas near Ruk'evet, which means "speak incoherently, mumble," a notion with negative connotations for Klingons. Enunciating Klingon clearly is always important, but one should take extra care to not accidentally say jat ("mumble") when intending the similar-sounding ja' ("say"), jatlh ("speak"), or jach ("yell").

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