DS9 Stories/News: Bajoran Life Part (2)

BAJORAN LANGUAGE

Established words and phrases 

• Amoran – banished (DS9: “The Assignment“)
• Bantaca – name for a traditional spire made out of thousands of interlocked stones, marked with the coordinates of the town or city they represent (DS9: “Rapture“)
• D’jarras – ancient Bajoran caste system (DS9: “Accession“)
• Duranja – lamp for the dead: candle suspended by chains from four pillars (DS9: “Shakaar“)
• Ha’mara – religious festival to celebrate the arrival of the Emissary of the Prophets (DS9: “Starship Down“)
• Itanu – ceremony carried out when a child reaches the age of fourteen (DS9: “Accession“)
• Kosst – to be (DS9: “The Assignment“)
• Pagh – the life energy or soul of a person (DS9: “Emissary“, et al.)
• Pagh’tem’far – a sacred vision granted by the Prophets (DS9: “Rapture“)
• Peldar Joi – greeting used during the Gratitude Festival (DS9: “Fascination“)
• Shawn – swamp, rhymes with Irish name Seán (DS9: “Let He Who Is Without Sin…“)

Site: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bajoran_language

Religious terms Edit

• Ranjen – a monk, usually a title given as an honor (DS9: “The Reckoning“)
• Prylar – a monk or priest (DS9: “The Collaborator“)
• Vedek – a senior member of the Bajoran clergy (DS9: “In the Hands of the Prophets“)
• Kai – a leader of the Bajoran clergy (DS9: “Emissary“)
• Kosst Amojan – also known as Koss’moran, another name for the Pah-wraiths; translates as the banished ones (DS9: “The Assignment“)
• Pagh – the eternal soul (DS9: “Emissary“)
• Pagh-tem-far – a spiritual vision sent by the Prophets (DS9: “Rapture“)

Measurements

• Kellipate – a measure of distance (DS9: “Progress“)
• Tessipate – a measure of land area used on Bajor (DS9: “Progress“, “Children of Time“)
• Kerripate – a fraction of a tessipate (DS9: “Children of Time“)

DS9 Stories/News: Bajoran Life Part (1)

BAJORAN LANGUAGE

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The Bajoran language family is a group of both extinct and existing languages and dialects used on Bajor.

Site: http://bajoran.wordpress.com/

The Bajoran script is possibly the most complex phonetic script encountered by the federation. The Bajoran written language is thought to have been developed from a logo syllabic script used in the B’hala region on Bajor. The characters are sometimes described as being ideographic (each symbol represents an idea) this is not the case. Although the Bajorans consider each symbol to represent the idea of language, the script is primarily a syllabary, although it has some unusual spelling conventions.

Site: http://celestialtemple.wikispaces.com/Bajoran+Language

The Bajoran written language consists of square symbols which are composed of thick lines. There are a large number of different symbols which can be used in any of eight rotations (flipped and rotated each and every way). Bajoran tends to be written in horizontal lines, although it can be written vertically. (DS9: “Shadows and Symbols“)

Bajoran writing is said to be ideographic, that is, each character represents a single thought or word pictured. Most forms of written Bajoran share some root ideograms, as evidenced by the Reckoning Tablet. Each ancient Bajoran symbol translated into a pair of nearly identical modern Bajoran symbols. (DS9: “The Reckoning“)

Keiko O’Brien‘s classroom featured a chart depicting the English, the Ferengi, the Cardassian, and the Bajoran alphabet. The chart listed some twenty-five Bajoran language symbols. (DS9: “The Nagus“, “In the Hands of the Prophets“, “Cardassians“)

Site: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Bajoran_language

Pagh- Bajoran word for life energy or soul. [Emissary]

Peldar Joy – Bajoran greeting used during the Gratitude Festival. [Fascination]

Balik (am) – Shouted by Keeve Falor to children. Possibly “go away”or “get out of here”. [Ensign Ro]

(Beli) Clavian – Bajoran musical instrument. Most likely wind instrument similar to a Clarinet. [Pre-emptive Strike]

Boryhas – Bajoran term for ghosts or spirits of the dead. [The Next Phase]

D’jarras – Ancient Bajoran caste system. [Accession]

Deranya- Lamp for the dead. Candle suspended by chains from four pillars. [Shakaar]

Itanu- Cerimony carried out when a child reaches the age of fourteen. [Accession]

Tessipate, Decipate, Kellipate – Bajoran measures of distance and area.

“Ah – kay – ah. A – ya Va – suu. Ko – van – ha. E – kay – ha.” – Bajoran Death Chant. Repeated over and over again for excess of 3 hours. [Battlelines]

“Tesra Peldar Impadre Bren. Bentel Veytan Olan Sten.” – Presiders address at the Gratitude Festival. [Fascination]

“Raka Ja Hoot. Shalla Moralla. Emma Buru Kana. Uranak Rana Non (Person’s Name).Propay Va Nara Eh Suuk. Shalla Com…” – Bajoran chant for recent deaths. Used with the Deranya lamp. [Shakaar]

“Shakala tie unsyor. Tevan akares kova antana kel.” – Marriage blessing by the Emissary. [Accession]

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