klingono

Esperanto

Etymology

From English Klingon, from the Star Trek franchise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klinˈɡono]

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• Rhymes: -ono
• Hyphenation: klin‧go‧no

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (language): la klingona

Derived terms

• klingona (“Klingon”)
• Klingonio (“the Klingon Empire”)