The Klingon Dictionary

1st edition of TKD

2nd edition of TKD

new 2018 cover of TKD
The Klingon Dictionary (usually
abbreviated as TKD) is the primary source that describes the
Klingon language. The first half of the book is a description of the
grammar, and the second half contains
vocabulary lists with about 1,800 words, arranged in both English -> Klingon and Klingon -> English. One should note that there are some words which appear in one side and not the other.
There is no official count available of the number of copies purchased, but in the late 1990's it was said to be more than a quarter of a million.
Unless specified, the abbreviation "TKD" refers to the second edition, because that one is identical to the first edition plus the
addendum (see below).
Table of Contents
An overview of chapters can be seen on the
Portal Grammar.
Editions
First edition
The original
1985 edition is a smallish trade paperback, with a Klingon
Bird of Prey depicted on a blue cover, and having yellowish pages with gold edging. The cover picture on the earliest printings is embossed; later printings are flat.
Second edition
A second edition was published in
1992, in a larger format and with a glossy white cover showing a photograph of three
Klingons: Christopher Lloyd as
Kruge, John Larroquette as
Maltz, and Stephen Liska as
Torg from
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The same photograph appears on the box of the
Conversational Klingon audiotape. The contents of this edition are page-for-page identical to the first, typographical errors and all, but it also includes an
addendum at the end with a few pages of additional grammatical clarifications and some more vocabulary.
Red edition
In March
2018,
Simon & Schuster released a new cover for TKD. This is still the second edition with the same ISBN of the original Klingon Dictionary, it's just a new cover, but not an
updated version. The contents are identical.
Translations
Licensed
Private projects
Digital
Since 2008 the book is available for E-book readers.
Details
. |
First edition |
Second edition |
Author |
Marc Okrand |
Marc Okrand |
Published |
1985 |
1992 |
Publisher |
Pocket Books |
Pocket Books |
ISBN |
0-671-54349-0 |
0-671-74559-X |
Pages |
176 |
192 |
Size |
106 x 172 mm |
135 x 210 mm |
Weight |
96 g |
174 g |
See also
References
:
External links