Metaphasic radiation is a form of energy which, under certain conditions, reverses the aging process of most humanoid species, thereby prolonging the life of those who are exposed to it. Sen-pah tou! I found another pretty one! Apocrypha Īccording to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket) novel The 34th Rule, the Ferengi language has fifty-seven words for 'customer.' According to the novel Time's Enemy, there are also several words for 'no,' depending on how much negotiation it will take to change someone's mind.įrinx was a Ferengi expletive used in a number of different novels, including The Fall of Terok Nor, Inferno, and the Star Trek: Titan novel Orion's Hounds.– Jean-Luc Picard and Artim, 2375 ( Star Trek: Insurrection) The spoken Ferengi from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine seems constructed differently than that spoken in ENT: ' Acquisition', though the two may be different dialects/languages.įerengi statements that were scripted for but don't feature in 'Acquisition' include: In both the script and the actual episode, the words begin a sentence that starts being translated midway through, ending with the English words, '…what I'm saying? ' Appendices Background information In the script of 'Acquisition', these three Ferengi words were untranslated. Gar-day latinum sou-tah! This is worth its weight in latinum.Įhj saf-rey tomen-dee. It worked!Ĭucht nee va zeh? Do you know this species? Nohm setron quetsivoo! They're alive, but unconscious. They're not responding to hails.Ĭucht eeta ekrajhn-voy? What do your scans say? The following examples are from the script for ENT: ' Acquisition'. Gren fa hoe loth pex-pil? Haven't you got that translator fixed yet? Ya ta fa? Unknown, may mean 'Is that a yes?' Gren fatarik oo-mox? Unknown, may mean something like 'What do you say I teach you how to oo-mox?' I did the best I could.īrik yop tal hopdrew, ki los hoem bog? If I jumped off a roof, would you do that, too? The following examples are from the script for DS9: ' Little Green Men': Pip im gren tovat. The names of Kei and Yuri also appear written in Japanese in the Iconian written language.

Kei and Yuri are characters that appear in the series, and in Japanese, the names Kei and Yuri and Dirty Pair would be pronounced ke-i yu-ri dah-te-i pe-ah. This sequence is an in-joke, making reference to the anime series Dirty Pair. glebbening – an especially severe rainstorm ( DS9: ' Let He Who Is Without Sin.').DaiMon – a rank given to one in charge of a starship roughly analogous to a Federation captain.

Because of the high humidity, there was also no word for 'crisp' in Ferengi. ( PIC: ' The Next Generation')īecause Ferenginar experienced near constant rainstorms, there were 178 different Ferengi words for types of rain.

( DS9: ' The Way of the Warrior')Ī bar in District Six on M'talas Prime featured signage in Ferengi as well as the Romulan language. ( DS9: ' The Nagus', ' In the Hands of the Prophets', ' Cardassians') The chart listed some sixty-plus Ferengi language symbols. Keiko O'Brien's classroom featured a chart depicting the English, the Bajoran, the Cardassian, and the Ferengi alphabets. ( TNG: ' Ménage à Troi' DS9: ' Body Parts'). Ferengi text could be written with or without a central hexagon, radiating from one side of a hexagon only and in single horizontal lines on signs and short notes. Text radiated from the center outward, which indicated the direction of writing as well. – Rom.'įerengi writing looked much like a flowchart, with many sixty degree angles. A hand-written message by Rom: ' Dear Quark, Used parts from your disruptor to fix the replicators.

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