Klingon

constructed language created for Star Trek
Intangible fictional_language Q10134
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Klingon

Summary

Klingon is a fictional language[1]. Klingon ranks in the top 8% of fictional_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,714 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Klingon is the creator of Marc Okrand[3].
  • Klingon's instance of is recorded as fictional language[4].
  • Klingon's instance of is recorded as constructed language[5].
  • Klingon's instance of is recorded as a priori language[6].
  • Klingon's writing system is recorded as pIqaD[7].
  • Klingon's writing system is recorded as Okrand notation[8].
  • Klingon is used for second language[9].
  • Klingon's Commons category is recorded as Klingon language[10].
  • Klingon's Wikimedia language code is recorded as tlh[11].
  • Klingon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1984[12].
  • Klingon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Klingon language[13].
  • Klingon's described at URL is recorded as https://database.conlang.org/view/?conlang=334[14].
  • Klingon's described at URL is recorded as http://inthelandofinventedlanguages.com/index.php?page=languages&id=463[15].
  • Klingon's described at URL is recorded as https://cals.info/language/klingon/[16].
  • Klingon's described at URL is recorded as https://langmaker.github.io/db/mdl_klingon.htm[17].
  • Klingon's language regulatory body is recorded as Klingon Language Institute[18].
  • Klingon's language regulatory body is recorded as Marc Okrand[19].
  • Klingon's from narrative universe is recorded as Star Trek universe[20].
  • Klingon's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+9000'}[21].
  • Klingon's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[22].
  • Klingon's described by source is recorded as The Klingon Dictionary[23].
  • Klingon's described by source is recorded as Star Trek Fact Files[24].
  • Klingon's present in work is recorded as Broken Bow, Part I[25].
  • Klingon's present in work is recorded as Nepenthe[26].
  • Klingon's present in work is recorded as Envoys[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fictional language[4], constructed language[5], and a priori language[6].

Use and Application

Klingon is used for second language[9].

Why It Matters

Klingon ranks in the top 8% of fictional_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,714 views/month).[2] Klingon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Klingon is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of speakers, writers, or signers {'amount': '+9000'}, {'amount': '+0'}
    Topic's main category Category:Klingon language
    Category for films in this language Category:Klingon-language films
    Media franchise Star Trek
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556365105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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