[Tlhingan-hol] Translation Help

[Steven Boozer]

veS joH:
> I am in Afghanistan fighting the enemy in honorable combat
> and need help as I am lacking my books:
> Can some one translate "Klingon Defense Forces" for me?

{tlhIngan Hubbeq}:

KGT 51:  The entirety of a government's military apparatus is its {QI'}, usually translated simply as "military". The word is rather general in that it may apply to a nongovernmental military organization as well, such as that of a group of rebels. [...] The official Klingon {QI'} is the Klingon Defense Force, or {tlhIngan Hubbeq}, which is run by the Klingon High Command, or {tlhIngan ra'ghomquv}. The Defense Force is subdivided into units known as {yo'} and {nawlogh}, traditionally translated as fleet and squadron, respectively, but the relationship between the two is not straightforward in terms of chain of command.
 
KGT 38:  The Klingon military, of course, has a hierarchical structure of its own, with ranks and areas of authority spelled out explicitly. Various fleets and squadrons are loyal to various houses, though, as might be expected, the details of these alliances are subject to change. Within the Klingon Defense Force ({tlhIngan Hubbeq}), which includes the entire Klingon military apparatus, the highest officers tend to be members of influential houses, particularly the members of the ultimate military authority, the High Command ({ra'ghomquv}).

Qapla'!

--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons