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HolQeD article of vol. 11 issue 3, September 2002, page 13

Written by Marc Okrand; Originally published in HolQeD, the quarterly journal of the Klingon Language Institute, Flourtown, PA, ISSN 1061-2327.

Summary

Anecdote telling the origin of the word Hutvagh.

Quote

[Probably written by Lawrence M.Schoen.]

On his drive up to attend qep'a' HutDIch, it is believed that Marc Okrand was in communication with Maltz (the precise mechanics responsible for this are unknown and unimportant to the present concern). Traffic along the interstate was particularly heavy, a topic which at some point entered into the conversation.

Dr. Okrand reports that Maltz volunteered the Klingon term Hutvagh, a noun, meaning "too many people or things in a place all at once". Maltz further indicated that the term was used as a word play, a substitution for the more common Qu'vatlh which might otherwise be heard in such situations.

See also

• List of all articles
• List words that first appeared in HolQeD

External links

• The unformatted transcript  archived at Klingonska Akademien