klingono

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Etymology

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From English Klingon, from the Star Trek franchise.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [klinˈɡono]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ono
  • Hyphenation: klin‧go‧no

Noun

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klingono (accusative singular klingonon, plural klingonoj, accusative plural klingonojn)

  1. (uncountable) the Klingon language
    • 1997 July 17, GuntersDX, “Klingono”, in soc.culture.esperanto[1] (Usenet), message-ID <19970717050800.BAA18364@ladder01.news.aol.com>:
      La klingono ne estas la lingvo por homoj.
      Klingon is not the language for people [humans].
    • 2000 January 25, Klivo, “Re: Romanovacxo! Kia malbela!”, in soc.culture.esperanto[2] (Usenet), message-ID <86j63l$itd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>:
      Ankau, mi foje audas pri Esperantistoj kiuj dedichas sian tempon al Klingono, Lojhbano, kaj aliaj lingvoj.
      Also, I sometimes hear about Esperantists who dedicate their time to Klingon, Lojban, and other languages.
    • 2003 May 14, Tonyo del Barrio, “Laborposteno en klingono”, in soc.culture.esperanto[3] (Usenet), message-ID <b9tu5f$fl7$1@lumo.pacujo.net>:
      Oregona mensmalsanulejo bezonas interpretiston de klingono
      Oregon mental hospital needs Klingon interpreter
  2. (usually in the plural) a Klingon (member of a fictional extraterrestrial warrior race in the Star Trek universe)
    Bonvolu, Ŝipestro, ne antaŭ la klingonoj.
    Please, Captain, not in front of the Klingons.
    • 1997 September 25, Magnulus, “Re: Anything, anyone, anywhere?”, in soc.culture.esperanto[4] (Usenet), message-ID <19970925173301.NAA25171@ladder02.news.aol.com>:
      Ofte, la klingonoj ne parolas bone ankaux.
      Often, the Klingons don't speak [Klingon] well too.
    • 2001 January 1, Ferdinand Cesarano, “Re: is klingon difficult to learn ?”, in alt.startrek[5] (Usenet), message-ID <6831-3A50E44E-20@storefull-125.iap.bryant.webtv.net>:
      Kiam la Klingonoj skribas sian lingvon, ili uzas sian propran alfabeton.
      When the Klingons write their language, they use their own alphabet.
    • 2003 April 3, Don Harlow, “Re: El New Scientist”, in soc.culture.esperanto[6] (Usenet), message-ID <<3AC984EB.27727.141ECE22@localhos>:
      Pli precize, 37 estajxoj -- laux la fotajxoj evidentas, ke parto de la partoprenantoj estis ne homoj sed klingonoj ...
      More precisely, 37 beings -- as the photos show, some of the participants were not people [humans] but Klingons.

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