[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon gestures (was Re: New word from MO: {jIr} (excl) "Big deal!")

[Michael Roney, Jr.]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm at kth.se> wrote:
> It would actually be nice to have more gestures in Klingon.
>

On 4 November 2015 at 11:31, zrajm <zrajm at klingonska.org> wrote:
> My assumption was that this rotating hand motion has a similar meaning
> in America (?),

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 8:47 AM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Correct. That's exactly what this gesture signifies in North American
> body language:
> http://en.wikademia.org/Archive:Types_of_gestures#Whoop-Dee-Doo


It would be nice, especially after reading through that list on Wikademia.

We do have a few though:

Hitting someone with the back of your hand challenges them to a fight to
the death.
Pointing your pinky at someone is calling them old.
Pointing your second toe at someone is claiming that they are weak.
Saluting
Crossing one's arms over one's chest. We've seen this both during the
discommendation ceremony, and later as a stand alone insult.


Have I missed any?


~naHQun

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~Michael Roney, Jr.
Freelance Translator
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