[Tlhingan-hol] Why Klingon is perfect

[mayql qunenoS]

> pIpol.
> chay' tlhIngan Hol Datu'? qatlh DaghojchoH? lI'qa'laHchugh pISuqmeH mIw, vaj
> wa' SaDlogh wIlo' vIneH.

I didn't understand anything..

qunnoq

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 7:07 PM,  <qov at kli.org> wrote:
> pIpol.
>
> chay' tlhIngan Hol Datu'? qatlh DaghojchoH? lI'qa'laHchugh pISuqmeH mIw, vaj
> wa' SaDlogh wIlo' vIneH.
>
> - Qov
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mayql qunenoS [mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com]
>> Sent: January 21, 2016 3:02
>> To: tlhIngan Hol mailing list
>> Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] Why Klingon is perfect
>>
>> In this mail I will describe, why Klingon is perfect as a conlang. Not
> "why it is
>> perfect according to my opinion" but rather "why it is perfect. period."
>>
>> Because of the following reasons:
>>
>> 1. Because it can't be translated by a non Klingonist. I don't think that
> a non-
>> Klingonist could just fire up whatever app, and just read anything that
> might
>> be written in Klingon. Unless someone puts in the effort of actually
> learning
>> Klingon, he cannot translate a Klingon text. End of story.
>>
>> 2. Because a non-Kilngonist cannot even read it.
>>
>> 3. Because it has a vocabulary of only 2700 words approximately (give or
> take,
>> depending on what someone would consider a word) ; This means that
>> someone who wishes to learn, has actually a shot at managing to learn the
>> entire vocabulary. If it had a vocabulary of 10.000 words, who would be
> able
>> to learn them all ?
>>
>> 4. Because the vocabulary of Klingon is actually a vocabulary that
> consists of
>> words one can use in everyday discussion ; If we exclude words as {DarSeq}
>> or <to use the (whatever) toe> almost every word of the vocabulary can be
>> used in everyday discussions. This is definitely not the case with
> conlangs
>> such as Vulcan, which have an enormous database of words (in Vulcan's case
>> scientific), still of no use to everyday needs.
>>
>> 5. Because with only 2700 words, one can say almost anything he needs in
>> every speech.
>>
>> 6. Because one has the actual choice, of choosing whether to write in
> pIqaD
>> or english characters.
>>
>> 7. Because pIqaD can actually be writen by hand, in contrast to other
>> conlangs' characters which are extremely difficult - even impossible - to
> write
>> by hand.
>>
>> 8. Because with relatively few pages of grammar, one can express almost
>> anything he desires.
>>
>> 9. Because it doesn't burder the mind of the student Klingonist with
> having to
>> remember details that aren't needed, in order to express himself. For
>> example, why would I need to concern myself with tenses, when I can just
>> use a time stamp and express exactly the same meaning ?
>>
>> 10. Because it has a single authority (Okrand) who decides what is right
> and
>> what is wrong. In this way the entire community can have set rules, thus
>> being able to communicate with one another through the use of Klingon,
>> which is the ultimate goal of every language.
>>
>> 11. Because with the use of prefixes and suffixes we can express a lot,
>> without having to actually write a lot. Even the ancient Spartans (the
> closest
>> equivalent to Klingons) hated the use of many and unnecessary words.
>>
>> 12. Because it can be spoken in an either aggressive or mild (Azetbur's
>> speech) way.
>>
>> ..I know that any other conlang-ist would have a lot to say in order to
> defend
>> his own, chosen conlang. So, the final reason why Klingon is perfect, is
> rather
>> simple :
>>
>> 13. jIjatlhmo' pup tlhIngan Hol !
>>
>> cpt qunnoq
>>
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