Klingon Language Institute

The Klingon Language Institute (KLI, Institute of the language klingonne) is an independent organization whose seat is located at the the United States and the purpose of who is to encourage the language klingonne, a built Langue for an extraterrestrial race in Star Trek.

The KLI counts approximately 2500 members in more than 50 countries distributed out of the seven continents. It publishes quarterly the specialized magazine HolQeD (science of the language) and gives a linguistic purse equipped with 500 dollars. The KLI has various projects in progress, of which translation of the Bible and various work of William Shakespeare. The slogan of the institute is qo' mey poSmoH Hol (the languages open worlds).

The KLI is a Association with nonlucrative goal, and has the contractual right of Paramount Pictures to use Klingon.

History

The KLI was founded in 1992 with Flourtown, Pennsylvania (the USA). Each year the KLI organizes for all the members and interested a named general meeting qep' a' (great meeting). On this occasion, one speaks about Klingon and in Klingon with the manner of a seminar.

These meetings always took place in the United States, except the eighth in 2001, which was with Brussels. In parallel, much of members qepHom (small meetings) organize regular, informal meetings to practice Klingon.

In 2003, documentary on the KLI was filmed during the qep' a' in Philadelphia with the title Earthlings, ugly bags off mostly toilets (Land, dreadful bags filled almost exclusively with water), which was presented to the Cannes festival.

Operation

The director of the KLI is his founder Lawrence Mr. Schoen.

During unepériode varying from three to 18 months, Beginners' Grammarian (grammatician for beginners) is selected between the most tested members. Its task is to help the beginners, especially in the forum of Klingon email which is also accessible for non-members. If this monitor finished its service, it keeps its title. Currently, the KLI has approximately 20 such old Beginners' Grammarians.

The KLI is in close contact with Marc Okrand, the inventor of Klingon. Since the third, he visited each qep' a'. On this occasion, it occasionally receives a list of requests to fill the vocabulary missing klingon which it answers regularly. This new vocabulary is published initially in the HolQeD , then on Internet site of the KLI.

Publications

HolQeD ( linguistic )

re-examined quarterly of the KLI with grammatical discussions, texts in Klingon, as well as internal information for the members.

has Pictorial Guide to the Suffixes off tlhIngan Hol (1995, ISBN 0-9644345-0-4)

reads. a picturesque guide of the suffixes of verbs Klingons ; a book of images which explains the use of the various suffixes. This book is exhausted.

ghIlghameS (2000, ISBN 1587153386)

translation of the epopee of Gilgamesh, translated by Roger Cheesbro, with a foreword of Lawrence Mr. Schoen.

The Klingon Hamlet (2000, ISBN 0-671-03578-9)

the part of Shakespeare, translated by Nick Nicholas with the support of the KLI. This project was born after the chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) declared in the film Star Trek VI: Unknown ground: " You will really play of Shakespeare when you read it in the Klingon original. ".

Beaucoup of noise for nothing in Klingon (2003, ISBN 158715501X)

This next project KLI is also translated by Nick Nicholas.

From the Grammarian' S Desk (ISBN 0-9644345-3-9)

a composition of the column of HolQeD writes by Captain Krankor, one of the first grammatician of the KLI. This book is exhausted.

External bonds

Official site of the KLI
Official site of the KLI
Earthlings, the film

Simple: Klingon Language Institute

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