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va'lIt

[ vɑʔlɪtʰ ]

Noun

English: Valt

Source: qep'a' 33, Okrand message to cha'na 2026

KLCP Level: 3

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What is the Klingon name for Valt Minor, from the TNG episode The Perfect Mate? I've attached a clip of Picard saying it. It's potentially relevant that the Valt system is just outside the Klingon border according to star charts, and Valt Minor has been in a war with the Klingon colony of Krios Prime/QI'yoS wa' for centuries. (There is differing information about whether the Krios from The Mind's Eye is the same as the Krios from The Perfect Mate, but part of the conceit of this audio drama is that they are indeed the same place.)

va’lIt mach. In the TNG episode, the only time the planet is called “Valt Minor” is in Picard’s log entry at the start of the show. Otherwise, they just say “Valt.” I assume “Valt” is just a shortened version of “Valt Minor,” but one of equal status (that is, it’s not an informal variant) because they refer to the Chancellor as “Alrik of Valt,” not “Alrik of Valt Minor.” The Valtese, of course, are va’lItngan(pu’).

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