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14 Geeky Languages to Learn With Your Love

Kelly Schwarze — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:15:00 PST

Love may be a universal language, but we're not sure that phrase includes the sci-fi alien races and fantastical creatures that rule the far depths of the galaxy, who express love in words beyond our human comprehension. When you're thinking of a unique way to woo your valentine this year, plan a tutorial to learn together one of these 14 geeky languages. While several of these Trekkie, Tolkien, or computer gaming-inspired languages have enough depth to warrant a university level class, many are not fully realized, so have fun discovering select words and phrases to bring to future geeky date outings.

Wookie - Made up of three dialects, the main Wookie language is Shyriiwook. As you'd expect it consists of lots of barks and grunts, but don't you dare say that to Chewbacca. The Star Wars Christmas Special has detailed examples of this mystifying tongue.
Klingon - The language of Klingons, the sometimes ally of the Federation, is arguably the best known of the imagined star languages. Described by its Hollywood creators as gutteral in tone, dedicated Trekkies maintain the Klingon Language Institue, preserving the galaxy's "fastest growing language."
Vulcan - Known as the language of Spock, one version of Vulcan looks like musical notes. Much of the language is available online today as Gene Roddenberry was insistent when making Star Trek: The Motion Picture that the Vulcans receive their own linguistic treatment.
Romulan - As biological cousins of the Vulcans, the Romulan language is difficult to differentiate from Vulcan to the untrained ear. The Central Institute of the Romulan Language ensures you get the right training to one day know the difference.
Cardassian - Residents of the Alpha Quadrant, Cardassians are a fearsome foe of the Federation. Little is known of their language, maybe because of its rectangular-shaped letters and script.
Andorian - The blue-skinned moon species from Andora appeared throughout the Star Trek series and would of course show up in the directory of a PADD.
Elvish - With a background in linguistics study from Oxford, Tolkien did not take the creation of the Lord of the Rings languages lightly. Based on Welsh and English, you can study Liv Tyler's Arwen in the film trilogy for pronunciation and read the many online Elvish resources, including an English to Elvish dictionary.
Dwarvish - Also called Khuzdul, Tolkien is said to have drawn inspiration for the secret language of the Dwarves from Hebrew, reflecting many of the same sounds and structure. As many Lord of the Rings languages, it's been almost fully realized and you can study up with the Dwarvish dictionary.

Check out even more languages to geek out over after the jump.

Daily Tech: Wikipedia Drops Klingon Character From Logo

GeekSugar — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:00:55 PDT

Wikipedia drops Klingon character from logo, nerds outraged - Urlesque
It has arrived: the solid gold iPad -Gizmodo
Cute little animated lightboxes from Andrew O'Malley - BoingBoing
Tivoli radios get revamped - Unplggd
Google helped get him the interview, but creativity got this guy a job - Lifehacker
Francis Ford Coppola hates 3D - Switched
Is Fable III coming to the PC? - Joystiq

Geek Tip: Google's Klingon Search

GeekSugar — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:04:37 PDT

Just because I know how impressed you were to find out that Rosario Dawson Speaks Klingon, I thought I'd take this opportunity to fill all you Trekkies in on a Google secret. Did you know that there is such a thing called Google Klingon? Yes it's true, you can click on this link and find Google's search page and results in Klingon. I think it's very cool of Google to create such a cool search method, which caters to devout Star Trek fans. I plan on sticking with my regular search method, but I'm more than willing to brush up on my basic Klingon terms, face it, it's fun.

Rosario Dawson Speaks Klingon? 10 Phrases You Should Know

GeekSugar — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:07:57 PDT

We all know she's pretty and some of us even know she's a Treo junkie, but did you know that Rosario Dawson loves Star Trek and speaks Klingon? Rosario recently shared her hidden interests and talents with the geeky Conan O'Brien - leaving millions of men and women worldwide to conclude she's the hottest geek ever.

In case you are the .01 percent of the population that's confused, Klingon is the language of those bumpy headed aliens of Star Trek. There's even a Klingon Language Institute that offers support for your "exploration of the galaxy's fastest growing language." I know most people resist admitting they are Trekkies and these days it's a lot cooler to be a Battlestar Galactica fan, but there are still some key Klingon phrases you should know,

read more It's my belief that a little Klingon never hurt anyone. Whether you're trying to attract that super geeky guy, bond with your sibling or trying to tell that geeky guy to "naDevvo' yIghoS" in his own language, here are some phrases you need to know.

**Klingon Words and Phrases You Should Know**
English	Klingon
Yes	HIja' or HISlaH
No	ghobe'
Hello. (Roughly, "What do you want?")	nuqneH
What's happening?	qaStaH nuq?
Where is the bathroom?	nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'
Don't be silly.	yIDoghQo'
Happy birthday.	qoSlIj DatIvjaj
No, don't, I won't.	Qo'
Well done!	majQa'
Go away.	naDevvo' yIghoS

For more Klingon help visit the The Klingon Language Institute Source