Klingon language
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The Klingon language is a constructed alien tongue from the Star Trek franchise, developed into a fully usable language with its own grammar, vocabulary, and community of fluent speakers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Klingon | 2 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed language
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fictional language ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Klingon words by James Doohan ⓘ |
| creator | Marc Okrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | tlh ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalForm | tlhIngan Hol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | Klingon Language Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
iconic example of a fully developed fictional language
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symbol of Star Trek fandom ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
conlanging
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agglutinative morphology
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aspect-marking verbal suffixes ⓘ deliberately non-human-like structure ⓘ distinctive consonant clusters ⓘ few vowels compared to consonants ⓘ grammatical suffixes grouped into ordered classes ⓘ no grammatical gender ⓘ noun case-like suffixes ⓘ object–verb–subject word order ⓘ phonology designed to sound harsh and alien ⓘ rich verbal affix system ⓘ separate honorific and register markers ⓘ |
| hasFirstMajorDescription | The Klingon Dictionary (1985) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | klin1234 ⓘ |
| hasGrammar | described in The Klingon Dictionary ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | other constructed languages for media ⓘ |
| hasISO639-2Code | tlh ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | tlh ⓘ |
| hasLexiconSizeEstimate | thousands of words ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | tlhIngan Hol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpeaker |
Marc Okrand
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members of the Klingon Language Institute ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersEstimate |
hundreds to thousands of learners
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several dozen fluent speakers ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence |
Klingon Language Institute website
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Klingon language courses and resources on the internet ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Klingon Language Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Klingon Language Institute journal HolQeD
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Klingon for the Galactic Traveler NERFINISHED ⓘ Klingon translation of parts of the Bible ⓘ Klingon translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ Klingon translations of Shakespeare ⓘ The Klingon Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationBody | Klingon Language Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
spoken in Star Trek films and television series
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used in fan communities ⓘ used in some educational and linguistic studies ⓘ used in some software localizations ⓘ used in some stage productions ⓘ |
| hasYearOfFirstPublication | 1985 ⓘ |
| languageFamily | constructed language family ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Klingons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Klingon script (pIqaD, fictional)
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Latin alphabet (romanization) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Klingon