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

[De'vID]

> Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 15, 2016
>
> Klingon word: DIvI'
> Part of speech: noun
> Definition: federation, organization
> Source: TKD (84 KE, 132 EK, 145 EK)

All the old-timers already know this, but for the newcomers, the
reason that "Federation" contains the word for "debris" or "garbage"
is because of a repurposed line in Star Trek V.

The original line (which also appears in the film) was:
{vaj toDDujDaj ngeHbej DIvI'}
"That means the Federation will be sending a rescue ship of its own."

The director wanted this to mean:
"Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle."

So the already-filmed line was re-interpreted as:
{vaj toDuj Daj ngeHbej DI vI'}
[something like "cosmos litter sharpshooting tests inconclusively
warriorhood courage"]

The original line (cut from the film) was to have been:
{logh veQDaq bachchugh, yoH 'e' toblaHbe' SuvwI'}

The Klingon verb {vI'} also means "accumulate". So {DI vI'}
"Federation" means "sharpshooting of debris" or "accumulate debris".
Make of that what you will, in terms of how Klingons view the
Federation.

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De'vID