[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: matHa'

[Steven Boozer]

Voragh:
>> Used in canon:
>>
>>   matHa', DoS jonta' neH 
>>   Gunner: target engine only. ST3
>>
>> TKD 78: The other word for "gunner", {matHa'}, remains 
>>         impervious to analysis.

De'vID:
> This wasn't a mispronunciation of {matlh} "Maltz" by any chance that
> was retrofitted, was it?  (Although Maltz wasn't the gunner who
> accidentally blew up the USS Grissom since that gunner was vaporised.)

{matHa'} doesn't fit the mouth movements for "gunner", but "Maltz" does.  Could the actor playing Kruge have mis-spoken?  IIRC that scene produced several retrofits.  Anyone know for certain?


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons