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Klingon

Klingon

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A language created for the alien people in Star Trek to speak
  • proper noun
  • /ˈklɪŋɒn/
: idioma klingon
  • Later on, he’d taken a closer look at her file and discovered why she had such an affinity for things Klingon.
  • speak Klingon
  • Klingon language
  • learn Klingon

Examples

  • But then there are those who own Starfleet uniforms, wear Vulcan ears outside of conventions, and speak Klingon or Romulan.

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  • You brought me here because I speak Klingon.

    Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

  • I mean, these guys will make the effort to learn Klingon, but not Spanish, so that should tell us something.

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  • I'm gonna try some Klingon on you.

    Beautiful Boy (2018)

  • I didn't know you could speak Klingon.

    Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild (2013)

  • You've not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.

    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

  • I speak Klingon.

    Snatched (2017)

  • Stories full of battle and conquest would be the norm, but other stories could revolve around Klingon honor and their warrior code.

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  • Nerds seem to go in for Star Trek in a big way and speak Klingon and have a science fiction fetish in general.

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  • I was excited to learn that she could translate the Klingon language for us.

Surface Forms

Klingon main

Etymology

Klingon began as a name in Star Trek, and later the language expert Marc Okrand created a full, 'made-up' language for those characters, which is why Klingon can also mean their language.