On average, Klingons are taller and physically stronger than humans. They have no lacrimal glands and have red to pink blood. However, they are not immune to the corona virus. That is why the virus has found its way into their language – Klingon.
Covid-19 is called in Klingon qo’vID wa’maH Hut, the coronavirus qoro’na javtIm. There is also a new Klingon word for corona vaccination. The Klingons use the hashtag to promote staying at home #juHDaqratlhjay’.
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Klingon teacher Lieven L. Litaer has asked for new Corona vocabulary
The new vocabulary of the extraterrestrial “Trekkie” language was inspired by Star Trek language expert Lieven L. Litaer from Dudweiler in Saarland. Because the corona pandemic is also a concern for supporters of the Klingon language.
This is why the native Belgian asked the inventor of the artificial language, the American linguist Marc Okrand, new words – and got them promptly.
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Trekkie language Klingon – vocabulary of 4,000 words
Since its inception in 1985, the Klingon language has grown from 1,800 to more than 4,000 words today. New vocabulary is added every year. Lieven L. Litaer gives language courses for Klingon. He estimates that 20 to 30 people worldwide speak fluent Klingon – a language with many tongue twisters and larynx sounds.
Due to the pandemic, his on-site Klingon courses are currently canceled and only take place online.
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Klingon translation of “The Little Prince”
The Klingon teacher Litaer has already translated the classic children’s book “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry into Klingon. For this he was awarded the German Fantasy Prize 2019 (Category: Best German-Language Translation).
For many people around the world, the television series “Star Trek” is still cult, even more than 50 years after it was first broadcast.
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