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      The basic lexicon of Klingon is set out in the books The Klingon 
      Dictionary and Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, both by the language's 
      creator, Marc Okrand. A few more words authored by Okrand can be found in 
      the audio books Conversational Klingon and Power Klingon, and various 
      other sources such as a series of trading cards put out by Skybox in the 
      1990s, even a Hallmark Card Christmas ornament commercial. The largest 
      source of canon (i.e. made up by Okrand) words outside of official 
      publications came from Okrand's visits to the annual convention (qep'a') 
      of the Klingon Language Institute, at which he would often reveal new 
      words, either off the cuff or in response to requests, or as prizes in 
      various contests. These words were published in the KLI's scholarly 
      journal, HolQeD. 
       
      It can be difficult for the average student of Klingon to find some of 
      these more obscure sources. The KLI maintains a New Words list, which 
      collected these new words for a while, but it doesn't seem to have been 
      updated in some time. The Kliflash word database contains all the canon 
      words known as of November, 2002. The list below collects every new word, 
      and additions or corrections to existing words, released since then, 
      through December, 2005 (there may be some overlap between this list and 
      the KLI's New Words list). If we get any new words at the next qep'a', I 
      will add them to this list. 
       
      Together, the Kliflash word database and the list on this page constitute 
      (as far as I know) every canon Klingon word devised by Marc Okrand. 
        bertlham (n) final section of a song, play, etc. 
        bI'reS (n) beginning of a song, play, etc. 
        bop (vt) be (all) about (something) ['e' bop "That's what it's all 
        about."] 
        bor (v) gurgle (stomach) 
        bur (v) hiccup 
        chaDvay' (n) also Hertz 
        chaS (n) top (of cane, etc.) 
        chegh (vt) NOTE: the direct object is the place returned to. 
        chuH (vt) NOTE: the direct object is the target. 
        chuy (v) sneeze 
        DavHam (n) false honor, undeserved honor 
        DIn (n) entryway (to a tunnel, conduit, etc.; not a door) 
        Dor (vi) also to come to an end (the natural conclusion of a period of 
        time) 
        Dub (vt) NOTE: the direct object is the thing improved 
        ghang (vt) to prematurely end (something) 
        ghet (v) to pretend, role-play 
        ghetwI' (n) pretender 
        ghochwI' (n) name of a constellation 
        ghotI' (n) NOTE: this is the generic term for "fish" 
        ghun (vi) also be warm (food, drink) 
        HochDIch (n) end, last name/item in a list 
        HoQ (vi) be falsely honored 
        jajvam (n) today 
        jev (vi) also wheeze, breathe noisily 
        jIn (v) brew 
        lev (n) also roof of mouth 
        lIH (v) also begin to sing a song 
        megh'an (n) end (of stick, etc.) [opposite the 'er'In] 
        meyrI' (n) square (shape) 
        mIl (v) be formerly honored but now disgraced 
        namtun (n) beginning of a song 
        nan (n) also martial arts kick 
        natlIS (n) end of a list 
        nguq (v) be arrogant, haughty, conceited 
        pop (n) also token of esteem 
        porgh mIw (n) bodily function 
        porghQeD (n) biology 
        pur (v) inhale 
        qa'rI' (n) end (of a long enclosed space, eg. corridor, conduit, road, 
        bridge, field) 
        qo'qaD (n) phlegm 
        quy'Ip (n) vomit 
        Qaq (v) behave falsely honorable, pretend to false honors 
        Qep'It (n) body gas (belch?, flatulance?) 
        QIn (n) also point (eg. of pencil) 
        Qompu' (vi) be made dangerous or hazardous (eg. a ship) 
        rech (v) exhale 
        ruq (v) belch 
        Sa'Hut (n) buttocks 
        Serrum (n) earwax 
        Soj (n) also matter, concern, affair (slang) [tlhIngan Soj 'oH - 
        bIyajlaHbe' "It's a Klingon affair; you wouldn't understand."] 
        Sutovoqor (n) Stovokor (spelling correction from S'to...) 
        tIl (v) salivate 
        tuS (v) cough 
        tuy' (v) spit out (liquids) 
        tlhepQe' (n) saliva 
        tlhIS (v) spit out (solids) 
        van (vt) also end, bring an event to its natural conclusion 
        va'nuch (n) heel [just of foot?] 
        vIl (v) be ridgy (eg. forehead) 
        wa'DIch (n) also beginning, starting name/item in a list 
        woch (v) be tall 
        woD (vt) also discard 
        wogh (v) transgress, exceed one's authority 
        wuD (v) breathe very noisily, snore 
        'eDjen (n) arrogant or haughty person 
        'em (v) also vomit 
        'er'In (n) end (of stick, etc.) [opposite the megh'an] 
        'IqnaH (n) mucus 
        'IqnaH QaD (n) dry mucus, booger(?) 
        'o'megh (n) end of a song 
        'uchHa' (vt) let go of 
        'uj'a' (n) unit of length (approx. 315 cm) 
       

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