Customer Reviews
Not light reading - By: C. Wadsworth, 02 Dec 2004 
I bought this for a bit of a laugh. I always wanted to dress up as a Klingon, enter a busy bar on a Saturday night & ask the barman for a prune juice, then headbutt the first bloke who gave me a funny look whilst telling him (in Klingon of course) that his mother has a smooth forehead.
Now, as soon as I get the costume I can, & a whole lot more. It's not easy though. Don't expect to read from cover to cover & be able to speak Klingon like Worf & Martok though. That just ain't gonna happen...
The Klingon Dictionary: Milestone in Trek Fan Culture. - By: , 09 Jul 2002 You know you are a Star Trek fan when:
1) You wear your own uniform.
2) You make your own Jumja Sticks.
3) You learn to speak Klingon.
The first two are pretty easy: All it takes is some courage & a butter/sugar combination.
The third point is a little more tricky. Klingon (or Klingonese) is an actual language developed by some cunning language experts at various American Universities combined with the content of the first six Star Trek movies & early TNG episodes.
The next logical thing to do with the Klingon language was to make it available for Star Trek fans & so Mark Ocrand (who is now seen to be one of the founding fathers of the Klingon language) put together a Klingon Dictionary & published it with Pocket Books.
The book itself is quite old now & has sections dedicated to 'common phrases' & an actual dictionary section. The main body of the book however, actually teaches you how to pronounce tricky Klingon words & deals with things like Verbs, Nouns & even numbers.
The Dictionary is amazingly well put together. It is to all intents are purposes, the foundation to an actual, real life language.
Language is important. It is one of the aspects that makes a culture unique & the Klingon language is a wonderful example of how Star Trek can build its worlds effectively. (It's just a shame that they don't stick to it properly.)
The Klingon language used to be a very important part of Star Trek fan culture & the Klingon Dictionary used to sell by the ton. However, these days not many fans are bold enough to go all the way & learn the Klingon language. So if you are a Star Trek fan, why not go all the way & buy the Klingon Dictionary & learn the language of one of the most diverse alien cultures of the Star Trek Galaxy? Failing that, learn the basics: It makes a great talking point at parties!
So if you are into Star Trek, you really should buy this book. Even if you have no intent on learning the language, it is an important part of Trek fandom & should be sitting up there with the Star Trek Encyclopedia & the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.
An audio version is available & read by Michael Dorn as well as a Klingon version of 'Hamlet' by the Klingon Language Institute.
A godsend for the Klingon type Trekie - By: , 12 Oct 1999 
The Klingon Dictionary is a revolation for any Klingon Fan, With masses of words & a detailed pronunciation guide you can pick up the basics fast. It's great.
Klingon Dicitonary - By: , 12 Jun 1998 This is a great way to learn the language the Klingons speak.Not only is it a diconary but teaches the gramar as well.Every penny you buy with this book is worth it.
