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These are the certification guidelines for the Klingon Language Certification Program. This document is also available as a Microsoft Word document (68 KB).
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 Question Format
2. Level I: Hol patlh taghwI', "Beginner"
2.1 Source
2.2 Material
2.3 Sample Questions
3. Level II: Hol patlh ghojwI', "Intermediate"
3.1 Source
3.2 Material
3.3 Sample Questions
4. Level III: Hol patlh po'wI', "Advanced"
4.1 Source
4.2 Material
4.3 Sample Questions
5. Level IV: Grammarian
6. Appendix: Beginner's Vocabulary
This
document describes the certification guidelines for the Klingon Language Certification
Program (KLCP). The guidelines describe the certification levels awarded by the KLI upon
successful completion of certification exams, the language skills that are tested for each
certification level, and also will contain sample questions and answers for each level's
exam. This document is to be used both as a guide for developing the certification Test
Bank, and as a guide to the student who wishes to prepare for the certification exams.
These are
testing materials, not educational materials. While this document describes guidelines for
the language skills addressed by each level of certification, it does not attempt to teach
the student about those language skills.
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The questions will either be translation,
fill-in-the-blank, or require answers to questions about grammar. An example of each type
is provided here.
Translation |
1a. |
Translate the following sentence: |
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SuS'a'mo' pum Sorvetlh |
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["That tree fell because of the powerful wind."] |
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1b. |
Translate the following sentence: |
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"The guard chased the prisoner out of the jail." |
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[bIghHa'vo' qama' tlha' 'avwI'] |
Fill-in-the-blank |
2a. |
Don't speak! |
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yIjatlh___ |
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[-Qo'] |
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2b. |
ya ghaH wo'rIv'e' |
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Worf is the __________. |
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["tactical officer"] |
Grammar |
3a. |
What is the connotation of using -mey with a noun capable of language? |
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[scattered all about] |
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3b. |
What is the connotation of using a general possessive suffix on a noun capable of language? |
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[insult] |
In the po'wI' "advanced"
tests, there will also be questions on reading comprehension. The test will include a
short story, followed by 5 questions about the events described in the story.
In the pab pIn
"grammarian" test, the questions take on a different form. The test taker is
asked to judge the grammaticality of sentences, and explain any problems in the grammar.
The test for this level also includes essay questions.
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The
beginner's test will consist of 20 questions from the following material. The grammar and
vocabulary will come exclusively from TKD, and no other sources. For the
vocabulary, there is a list of 500 common words from TKD, which all beginners
should learn, and the questions in this section of the test will use vocabulary only from
this list. See the appendix at the end of these guidelines for the beginner's vocabulary.
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Topic |
Source |
Syllable stress |
TKD 1.3, p. 17 |
Parts of speech |
TKD 2, p. 18 |
NS1 'a' augmentative |
TKD 3.3.1, p. 21 |
NS1 Hom diminutive |
TKD 3.3.1, p. 21 |
NS3 qoq so-called |
TKD 3.3.3, p. 24 |
NS3 Hey apparent |
TKD 3.3.3, p. 24 |
NS3 na' definite |
TKD 3.3.3, p. 25 |
NS4 wIj my |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 25 |
NS4 wI' my |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 25 |
NS4 lIj your |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 25 |
NS4 lI' your |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 25 |
NS4 maj our |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 25 |
NS4 ma' our |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 25 |
NS4 Daj his/her/its/their |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 25 |
NS4 vam this |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 26 |
NS4 vetlh that |
TKD 3.3.4, p. 26 |
NS5 Daq locative |
TKD 3.3.5, p. 27-28 |
NS5 vo' from |
TKD 3.3.5, p. 28 |
NS5 mo' due to, because of |
TKD 3.3.5, p. 28 |
NS5 'e' topic |
TKD 3.3.5, p. 29 |
Verb prefix jI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix bI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix ma- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix qa- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix vI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix cho- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix mu- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix Da- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix (null) |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
VS1 'egh self |
TKD 4.2.1, p. 35 |
VS1 chuq each other |
TKD 4.2.1, p. 36 |
VS2 nIS need |
TKD 4.2.2, p. 36 |
VS2 rup ready |
TKD 4.2.2, p. 36 |
VS2 qang willing |
TKD 4.2.2, p. 36 |
VS2 beH ready |
TKD 4.2.2, p. 36-37 |
VS2 vIp afraid |
TKD 4.2.2, p. 37 |
VS3 choH change |
TKD 4.2.3, p. 37 |
VS3 qa' again/resume |
TKD 4.2.3, p. 37-38 |
VS4 moH cause |
TKD 4.2.4, p. 38 |
VS5 laH ability |
TKD 4.2.5, p. 39 |
VS6 ba' obviously |
TKD 4.2.6, p. 175 (addendum) |
VS6 law' apparently |
TKD 4.2.6, p. 40 |
VS6 bej certainly |
TKD 4.2.6, p. 40 |
VS6 chu' clearly/perfectly |
TKD 4.2.6, p. 40 |
VS8 neS honorific |
TKD 4.2.8, p. 43 |
VS9 'a' interrogative |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 44 |
Rover be' negation |
TKD 4.3, p. 46 |
Rover qu' emphatic |
TKD 4.3, p. 48-49 |
Pronouns |
TKD 5.1, p. 51-52 |
Conjunctions |
TKD 5.3, p. 55 |
Exclamations |
TKD 5.5, p. 57 |
Question chay' how |
TKD 6.4, p. 68-70 |
Question ghorgh when |
TKD 6.4, p. 68-70 |
Question 'ar how many |
TKD 6.4, p. 68-70 |
Question qatlh why |
TKD 6.4, p. 68-70 |
1. |
Instructions |
Fill in the blank. |
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Question |
How many enemies do you see? |
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jagh _____ Dalegh |
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Answer |
'ar |
2. |
Instructions |
Translate the following sentence: |
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Question |
This door is shut. |
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Answer |
SoQ lojmItvam |
3. |
Instructions |
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Question |
Identify the parts of speech in Klingon. |
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Answer |
Nouns, verbs, and everything else. |
The
Intermediate test will consist of 20 questions drawn from the following material. The
grammar and vocabulary will come exclusively from TKD, and no other sources. In
this section, questions will use any grammar and vocabulary found in TKD (2nd
printing).
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Topic |
Source |
Compound nouns |
TKD 3.2.1, p. 19 |
VS9 wI' thing/one which is/does |
TKD 3.2.2, p.
19, |
NS2 Du' body part plural |
TKD 3.3.2, p. 23 |
NS2 mey general plural |
TKD 3.3.2, p. 23 |
NS2 pu' language-user plural |
TKD 3.3.2, p. 23 |
Inherent plurals |
TKD 3.3.2, p. 23-24 |
NS5 vaD beneficiary |
TKD 3.3.5, p.
28, |
N1-N2 genitives |
TKD 3.4, p. 30 |
Verb prefix bo- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix che- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix DI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix Du- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix ju- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix lI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix lu- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix nI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix nu- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix pI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix re- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix Sa- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix Su- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix tu- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Verb prefix wI- |
TKD 4.1.1, p. 32-34 |
Imperative verb prefix gho- |
TKD 4.1.2, p. 34-35 |
Imperative verb prefix HI- |
TKD 4.1.2, p. 34-35 |
Imperative verb prefix pe- |
TKD 4.1.2, p. 34-35 |
Imperative verb prefix tI- |
TKD 4.1.2, p. 34-35 |
Imperative verb prefix yI- |
TKD 4.1.2, p. 34-35 |
VS5 lu' indefinite subject |
TKD 4.2.5, p. 38-39 |
VS7 ta' accomplished |
TKD 4.2.7, p. 41-42 |
VS7 taH continuous |
TKD 4.2.7, p. 42 |
VS7 lI' in progress |
TKD 4.2.7, p. 42-43 |
VS7 pu' perfective |
TKD 4.2.7, p.41 |
VS9 mo' due to/because |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 175 (addendum) |
VS9 jaj may |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 175-176 (addendum) |
VS9 ghach nominalizer |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 176 (addendum) |
VS9 chugh if |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 43 |
VS9 DI' as soon as/when |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 43 |
VS9 pa' before |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 43 |
VS9 vIS while |
TKD 4.2.9, p. 43-44 |
VS9 bogh relative clause |
TKD 4.2.9, p.
44, |
VS9 meH purpose clause |
TKD 4.2.9, p.
44, |
Rover Qo' won't |
TKD 4.3, p. 47 |
Rover Ha' undo |
TKD 4.3, p. 47-48 |
Adjectives |
TKD 4.4, p. 49-50 |
Numbers |
TKD 5.2, p. 52-55 |
Adverbs |
TKD 5.4, p. 55-57, 177-178 (addendum) |
Sentences as object |
TKD 6.2.5, p. 65-67 |
Pronouns as "to be" |
TKD 6.3, p. 67-68 |
1. |
Instructions |
Fill in the blank. |
Question |
May you die before your children do. |
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Heghpa'
puqpu'lI' __________. |
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Answer |
bIHeghjaj |
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2. |
Instructions |
Translate the following sentence. |
Question |
De' lI'bogh
boleghpu''a'? |
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Answer |
Have you (plural) seen the information that he transmitted? |
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3. |
Instructions |
Identify the subject and object indicated by the following prefix |
Question |
tu- |
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Answer |
Subject: you (plural) |
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Object: me |
4. Level III: Hol patlh po'wI',
"Advanced"
The
Advanced test will consist of 30 questions drawn from the following material. In this
test, additional canon sources beyond TKD (grammar and vocabulary) will be
included. This includes all canon sources listed in the FAQ,
including primarily (but not exclusively) Klingon for the Galactic Traveler (KGT),
and articles written by Marc Okrand and published in HolQeD.
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The
Advanced test will consist of 30 questions: 20 main questions, 5 idioms, and 5 in reading
comprehension.
The 20
main questions are presented in the same format as the previous two tests. Each specific
issue will not be listed here; instead, examples for each category will be shown.
Grammar
and language use post-TKD
Example:
nargh 'eb "too late"
Example: NS5 'e' "topic" used to disambiguate
the head noun of a relative clause.
Little-known
grammar rules
Example: It is culturally
taboo to use the VS2 suffix -vIp with a
first-person subject prefix.
Regional
variation in grammar
Example: In toasts, the
last word is always the verb, except in Sakrej and No'hvadut dialects.
Societal
variation in vocabulary
Example: Dargh
HIvje' "teacup"
(general) vs. tu'lum
"teacup"
(upper-class only)
Specialized
vocabulary
Example: ghe'naQ
nIt "Grand Opera"
For the
questions on idioms, you will be asked to provide the idiomatic interpretation of an
expression. For example, pe'vIl bI'chu', "do something all at
once."
In the reading comprehension section, you
will have a short passage to read in Klingon. The text will be followed by five questions
on the subject matter. The questions are written in Klingon, and you will provide your
answers in Klingon.
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| 1. |
Instructions |
Translate the following
sentence. |
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Question |
It's too late for you to
spit out the poison. |
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Answer |
nargh tar
DatlhISmeH 'eb |
| 2. |
Instructions |
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Question |
Explain the difference
between yaS and 'utlh. |
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Answer |
yaS
"officer" vs. 'utlh "officer" (emeritus) |
| 3. |
Instructions |
Explain the idiomatic
interpretation of the following expression. |
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Question |
pe'vIl bI'chu' |
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Answer |
Do something all at once |
5. Grammarian
The
grammarian test is a little different than the others. The test is in two parts. The first
part of test will consist of a collection of sentences, some grammatical, most not. The
grammarian will have to provide an explanation of the grammatical details of the sentence,
including an explanation for why the sentence may be ungrammatical. There will be 10
questions of this type. The material will cover all known canon sources for Klingon
grammar, including issues that may still not be clearly understood.
The second
part of the test will be an essay, a written response to an essay question.
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6. Appendix: Beginner's Vocabulary
The following 500 vocabulary items are from
TKD. All questions in the Level I: Beginner's exam use vocabulary
only from this list. Due to copyright restrictions, only the English translation is
included here; please refer to TKD for the Klingon translation.
ability, (n)
accept, (v)
accompany, (v)
accomplish, (v)
accomplishment, (n)
ache, hurt, be sore, (v)
achieve, (v)
achievement, (n)
acquire, obtain, get, (v)
act, take action, (v)
add, (v)
additional one, other one, (n)
admit, (v)
advice, (n)
advise, (v)
afternoon, (n)
alien, foreigner, (n)
allow, permit, (v)
alter, change, (v)
analyze, (v)
animal, (n)
answer, reply, (v)
approach, go away from, proceed, come, follow (a course), (v)
area above, area overhead, (n)
area below, area under, (n)
area beside, area next to, (n)
area between, (n)
arm, (n)
arrive, (v)
ask, (v)
attack, (v)
attempt, try, (v)
bar, saloon, cocktail lounge, (n)
battle, (n)
be a problem, be a hassle, (v)
be absent, (v)
be accomplished, finished, (v)
be advanced, highly developed, (v)
be all gone, (v)
be alone, (v)
be angry, mad, (v)
be bad, (v)
be beautiful, handsome, (v)
be big, (v)
be black, (v)
be boring, (v)
be brave, (v)
be calm, (v)
be careful, (v)
be clean, (v)
be clever, smart, intelligent, (v)
be closed, shut, (v)
be clumsy, (v)
be cold, (v)
be confused, mixed up, (v)
be counterfeit, false, fake, (v)
be crazy, (v)
be dangerous, (v)
be depressed, (v)
be different, (v)
be difficult, (v)
be dirty, (v)
be dishonest, (v)
be drunk, intoxicated, (v)
be dry, (v)
be dull, uninteresting, (v)
be easy, (v)
be enough, sufficient, (v)
be essential, necessary, (v)
be excited, (v)
be expert, skilled, (v)
be famous, well known, (v)
be fat, (v)
be fat, (v)
be few, be several, be a handful, (v)
be final, last, (v)
be fortunate, lucky, (v)
be free, independent, (v)
be frozen, (v)
be funny, (v)
be good, (v)
be green, blue, yellow, (v)
be grouchy, mean, (v)
be happy, (v)
be hard (like a rock, (v)
be healthy, (v)
be heavy, (v)
be honored, (v)
be hot, (v)
be hungry, (v)
be identical, (v)
be impressive, (v)
be inferior, (v)
be interesting, (v)
be lazy, (v)
be light, bright, (v)
be many, (v)
be messy, sloppy, (v)
be nervous, uneasy, (v)
be new, (v)
be old (not new), (v)
be old (not young), (v)
be open, opened, (v)
be orange, red, (v)
be pleased, (v)
be present (not absent), (v)
be proud, (v)
be qualified, (v)
be quiet, (v)
be remote, far, (v)
be responsible, (v)
be right, correct, (v)
be rough, (v)
be sad, (v)
be satisfied, (v)
be serious, (v)
be sharp, (v)
be sick, ill, (v)
be simple, (v)
be small, (v)
be smooth, (v)
be sour, (v)
be special, exceptional, (v)
be strong, (v)
be stupid, (v)
be temporary, (v)
be the same, (v)
be thirsty, (v)
be tired, (v)
be together, (v)
be tough, (v)
be trivial, trifling, unimportant, (v)
be true, (v)
be useful, (v)
be varied, various, (v)
be weak, (v)
be weird, (v)
be wet, (v)
be white, (v)
be wrong, (v)
beam (aboard, (v)
become, (v)
believe, (v)
bend, (v)
betray, (v)
birthday, (n)
bite, (v)
blame, (v)
blood, (n)
board, go aboard, (v)
body, (n)
book, (n)
boot, (n)
borrow, (v)
boss, (n)
boy, (n)
break, (v)
breakfast, (n)
breath, (v)
bring, (v)
brother, (n)
building, structure, (n)
burn, (v)
buy, purchase, (v)
calculate, (v)
calendar, (n)
captain, (n)
care (about, (v)
carry, convey, (v)
cause trouble, (v)
chair, (n)
charming (used only ironically), (excl)
chase, follow, (v)
cheat, (v)
cheek, (n)
chew, (v)
child, offspring, (n)
chocolate, (n)
choose, select, (v)
chronometer, (n)
city, (n)
climb, (v)
close in, get closer, come nearer, (v)
cloud, (n)
communicate, (v)
compete, (v)
computer, (n)
concentrate on, focus on, think only about, (v)
connect, (v)
conquer, (v)
contain (have inside), (v)
control, (v)
cook, (v)
country, countryside, (n)
coward, (n)
cry, (v)
danger, (n)
data, information, (n)
daughter, (n)
day, (n)
debate, (v)
decide, (v)
demand, require, (v)
deny, (v)
depart, (v)
depend on, rely on, (v)
describe, (v)
destroy, (v)
dictionary, (n)
die, (v)
dinner, (n)
disagree, (v)
disappear, vanish, (v)
discourage, (v)
discover, find, observe, notice, (v)
dislike, (v)
dock, (n)
dock, (v)
doctor, physician, (n)
done, (excl)
door, gate, (n)
doubt, (v)
dream, (v)
drink, (v)
drop, (v)
duty station, station, (n)
duty, quest, mission, task, chore, (n)
Earth, (n)
eat, (v)
enemy, (n)
enjoy, (v)
enter, go in, (v)
err, be mistaken, make a mistake, (v)
establish, set up, (v)
everyone, all, everything, (n)
expect, (v)
explain, (v)
face, (n)
fact, (n)
fall, (v)
family, (n)
father, (n)
feed (someone else), (v)
female, woman, (n)
fight, (v)
fill, (v)
finger, (n)
fire, (n)
fire (torpedo, rocket, missile), (v)
fix, repair, (v)
floor, (n)
follow (rules, (v)
food, (n)
fool, (n)
foot, (n)
forehead, (n)
forest, woods, (n)
forget, (v)
friend, (n)
garbage, (n)
gas, (n)
genius, (n)
gift, (n)
girl, (n)
give, (v)
glass (tumbler, (n)
glow, (v)
go, (v)
goal, (n)
good (expressing satisfaction), (excl)
grammar, (n)
grandfather, (n)
group, party, (n)
guard, (v)
gunner, (n)
hand, (n)
hate, detest, (v)
have a hangover, be hung over, (v)
have a headache, (v)
have, possess, (v)
he, she, him, her, (pro)
head, (n)
hear, (v)
helm, (n)
helmsman, (n)
help, aid, (v)
hide, cloak, (v)
history, (n)
home, (n)
honor, (n)
hope, (v)
hour, (n)
hunt, (v)
hurry, (v)
husband, (n)
I, me, (pro)
idea, (n)
identify, (v)
inhabitant, (n)
insult, (v)
intend, mean to, (v)
it, (pro)
jacket, coat, (n)
judge, estimate, (v)
keep something secret, (v)
keep, save, (v)
kill, (v)
Klingon, (n)
knee, (n)
knife, dagger, (n)
know, (v)
label, (v)
lake, (n)
language, (n)
laugh, (v)
lead, guide, (v)
learn, (v)
leave, depart, (v)
leg, (n)
let's go, come on, (excl)
lie, fib, (v)
life, (n)
line, rope, (n)
listen, (v)
live, (v)
look for seek, search for, (v)
loved one, (n)
make peace, (v)
male, man, (n)
manuscript, (n)
meet (for the first time), (v)
meet, encounter, (v)
meeting, (n)
melt, (v)
mind, brain, (n)
minute (of time, (n)
month, (n)
moon, (n)
morning, (n)
mother, (n)
mouth, (n)
name, (n)
navigate, (v)
night, (n)
no, (excl)
no, I won't, I refuse, I disagree, (excl)
nonsense, (n)
nose, (n)
nostril, (n)
nothing, none, (n)
noun, (n)
oath, (n)
occur, happen, (v)
officer, (n)
opinion, (n)
opportunity, (n)
order, command, (v)
paper, (n)
pay attention, concentrate, (v)
pay for, (v)
peace, (n)
period of time, (n)
person (humanoid), (n) (ghot, nuv)
pet, (n)
phenomenon, event, occurrence, (n)
plan, (v)
planet, (n)
pleasure, (n)
practice, train, prepare, (v)
prefer, (v)
present, (v)
press down, (v)
prevent, block, prohibit, (v)
prisoner, (n)
prosper, be prosperous, (v)
protect, (v)
push, (v)
question, interrogate, (v)
rain, (v)
reach, (v)
read, (v)
ready, (excl)
realize, (v)
reason, (n)
receive, (v)
recognize, (v)
recommend, suggest, (v)
regret, (v)
remain, (v)
remember, (v)
remove, take off, (v)
resemble, (v)
respect, (v)
rest, relax, (v)
restaurant, (n)
return, (v)
revenge, (n)
roam, travel, rove, (v)
room, (n)
run, jog, (v)
salute, (v)
scare, (v)
science, (n)
scientist, (n)
scream, cry out, shout, yell, (v)
secret, (n)
see, (v)
sell, (v)
send, (v)
sentence, (n)
sergeant, (n)
serve (a master), (v)
shield, (n)
ship, vessel, (n)
shoe, (n)
shoot, (v)
shot, (n)
show, reveal, (v)
sir, (n)
sister, (n)
sit, (v)
skin, (n)
sky, (n)
sleep, (v)
slit, (v)
so, well, (excl)
soft, (v)
somebody, something, anybody, anything, (n)
somewhere, (n)
son, (n)
source, (n)
speak, say, (v)
stand, (v)
stop, cease, (v)
story, (n)
study, (v)
stuff, (v)
success, (n)
surprise, (v)
surrender, give up, (v)
sword, (n)
system, (n)
take, (v)
take away, (v)
tell the truth, (v)
tell, report, (v)
theory, (n)
there, over there, thereabouts, (n)
they, them, (pro)
they, them, (pro)
thing, (n)
think, (v)
throw away, (v)
today, (n)
tomorrow, (n)
translate, (v)
tree, (n)
tribble, (n)
trouble, (n)
trust, have faith in, (v)
turn, (v)
understand, (v)
use, (v)
verb, (n)
verify, (v)
victory, triumph, (n)
violate, (v)
violation, (n)
visit, (v)
vocabulary, (n)
voice, (n)
vow, swear, (v)
Vulcan, (n)
wait (for), (v)
wake up, cease sleeping, (v)
walk, (v)
want, (v)
war, (n)
warrior, (n)
watch, (v)
water, (n)
we, us, (pro)
weapon, (n)
wear (clothes), (v)
week, (n)
well done, very good, (excl)
wife, (n)
wind, breeze, (n)
wing, (n)
wonder, (v)
word, (n)
work, function, succeed, (v)
work, toil, (v)
wound, (v)
write, (v)
year, (n)
yes, true, (excl)
yes, true, (excl)
yesterday, (n)
you, (pro)
you (plural), (pro)
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