[Tlhingan-hol] Catholic priest seeks recording of prayer in Klingon

[lojmIt tI'wI' nuv 'utlh]

We might as well try to come up with the “right” translation for “Easter Bunny”. 

I know, I know. We don’t have a Klingon word for “Easter” or “bunny”, and both concepts would be pretty alien to a Klingon, and the two concepts don’t really combine to mean the same thing that the two words combine to mean in English, but hey, it’s out there and it REALLY NEEDS to be TRANSLATED!

And Santa Clause. Or Saint Nicholas. And reindeer. Especially with shiny noses. We NEED to translate reindeer with shiny noses.

And make sure we all discuss it for a LONG TIME on the list. Maybe it will turn a few Klingons into true believers.

I mean, I’ve seen Easter eggs with my own eyes. They are real. They obviously were laid by bunnies. So, obviously, we need to be able to translate these things so that Klingons will understand what it is to be human. Because humans and human culture and beliefs are so important to Klingons, they shouldn’t have to learn to speak DIvI’ Hol to hear about it, right?

lojmIt tI’wI’ nuv ‘utlh
Door Repair Guy, Retired Honorably



On Aug 9, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> I'm sure Okrand did not think specifically about the name of Jesus Christ, but he has once confirmed that Klingons would talk about a terran holiday called {QISmaS}, so you may use this as a basis on what the would call the Christ.
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> http://www.qephom.de/e/message_from_maltz_131115.html
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> Lieven.
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