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Classroom alphabet 2 — The Ferengi alphabet (center)

The Ferengi language was the spoken and written language of the Ferengi from Ferenginar.

Written language

Ferengi script

Ferengi writing looked much like a flowchart, with many sixty degree angles. Text radiated from the center outward, which indicated the direction of writing as well. 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. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi"; DS9: "Body Parts").

Keiko O'Brien's classroom featured a chart depicting the English, the Bajoran, the Cardassian, and the Ferengi alphabets. The chart listed some sixty plus Ferengi language symbols (DS9: "The Nagus", "In the Hands of the Prophets", "Cardassians")

Ferengi Lexis

There was no word for crisp, since all food got mushy on Ferenginar. This was due to the planet's high humidity and near constant rainfall. (DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin...")
DaiMon: a rank given to one in charge of a starship; roughly analogous to a Federation captain. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
Nagus: a title of authority; esp. Grand Nagus, leader of the Ferengi Alliance. This was, presumably, an English translation, as certain Earth leaders (i.e. those of Ethiopia) also bore the title of Nagus. (DS9: "The Nagus")
Lobeling: a child. (DS9: "Profit and Lace")
Moogie: mom or mother. (DS9: "Family Business")
oo-mox: massage of the ears, a sexual practice. There was no non-Ferengi translation for the word. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")

Established words

Ferengi written message — A hand-written message by Rom: "*Dear Quark, Used parts from your disruptor to fix the replicators. Will return them soon. - Rom.*"

Yop: "I"

Yop-im too: "I'm sorry"

Gren: "You"

Neep-gren: "Thank you"

Yoba: Brother

Rain

There were 178 different Ferengi words for rain.

glebben - an especially severe rainstorm (DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin...")

Established dialogue

The following comes from the script for TNG: "Ménage à Troi":

Keh-ee Yoor-ee Dah-teh-ee...

The first part of Tog's computer security access code. Presumably the syllables are either the names of Ferengi letters, or words, i.e numbers.

This sequence is an in-joke making reference to the anime series "Dirty Pair". 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. The names of Kei and Yuri also appear written in Japanese in the Iconian written language.

The following examples are from the script for DS9: "Little Green Men":

Pip im gren tovat. Yop bree gren skin law po far.

This is all your fault. I told you to check the ship

Yop im too, yoba. Yop sko ta yop ma.

I'm sorry, brother. I did the best I could

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Goss uff wok ton. Goss uff wok ton.

Let us out of here. Let us out of here

Brik yop tal hopdrew, ki los hoem bog?

If I jumped off a roof, would you do that, too?

Gren fatarik oo-mox?

Unknown, may mean something like "What do you say I teach you how to oo-mox?"

Ya ta fa?

Unknown, may mean "Is that a yes?"

Gren fa hoe loth pex-pil?

Haven't you got that translator fixed yet?

Vo yop toe pah?

Can I have that?

Yop triska gleep do-sta gren-la.

I need that metal thing you're holding

Neep-gren.

Thank you

The following examples are from the script for ENT: "Acquisition". It is possible these lines are in a different dialect/language than that used by the Ferengi on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Kora-noosa

Anything?

Irr zoun nagool ahsp

They're not responding to hails

Cucht eeta ekrajhn-voy?

What do [your/the] scans say?

Irr gnales, nohm setron. Quetsivoo!

They're alive, but unconscious. It worked!

Nandi

Excellent

Vanay'eday

Take us in

Tenda sout bazul, ningor!

It's not on this deck. Let's go!

Konah see-oh-mahj irr zoon

The fools never knew what they were hit by

Oooh, gar-dey latinum sou-tah

Oooh, this is worth its weight in latinum

External link

Ferengi language at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+[[File:Classroom alphabet 2.jpg|thumb|The Ferengi alphabet (center)]]
-The '''Ferengi language''' is the spoken and written [[language]] of the [[Ferengi]], from [[Ferenginar]].
+The '''Ferengi language''' was the spoken and written [[language]] of the [[Ferengi]] from [[Ferenginar]].
 === Written language ===
-[[Image:Ferengitext.GIF|thumb|ferengi script]]
+[[File:Ferengi script.gif|thumb|Ferengi script]]
-Ferengi writing looks much like a flowchart, with many 60 degree angles. Text radiates from the center outward, which would indicate the direction of writing as well. Ferengi text can be written with or without a central hexagon, radiating from one side of an hexagon only and in single horizontal lines on signs and short notes. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}; {{DS9|Body Parts}}).
+Ferengi writing looked much like a flowchart, with many sixty degree angles. Text radiated from the center outward, which indicated the direction of writing as well. 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. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}; {{DS9|Body Parts}}).
-[[Keiko O'Brien]]'s school room featured a chart depicting the [[English]] alphabet and three different alien languages.  The chart listed some sixty plus Ferengi language symbols ({{DS9|The Nagus|Cardassians}})
+[[Keiko O'Brien]]'s  [[classroom]] featured a chart depicting the [[English]], the [[Bajoran]], the [[Cardassian]], and the Ferengi alphabets. The chart listed some sixty plus Ferengi language symbols ({{DS9|The Nagus|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}})
 === Ferengi Lexis ===
-* There is no word for ''crisp'', since all food gets mushy on [[Ferenginar]]. {{incite}}
+* There was no word for ''crisp'', since all food got mushy on [[Ferenginar]]. This was due to the planet's high humidity and near constant rainfall. ({{DS9|Let He Who Is Without Sin...}})
+*'''[[DaiMon]]''': a rank given to one in charge of a starship; roughly analogous to a Federation captain. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
+*'''[[Grand Nagus|Nagus]]''': a title of authority; esp. Grand Nagus, leader of the [[Ferengi Alliance]]. This was, presumably, an English translation, as certain Earth leaders (i.e. those of Ethiopia) also bore the title of Nagus. ({{DS9|The Nagus}})
-*'''[[DaiMon]]''' - rank given to one in charge of a starship; roughly analagous to Federation Captain. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}})
+*'''Lobeling''': a child. ({{DS9|Profit and Lace}})
+*'''Moogie''': mom or mother. ({{DS9|Family Business}})
-*'''[[Grand Nagus|Nagus]]''' - title of authority; esp. Grand Nagus, leader of the [[Ferengi Alliance]].  This is, presumably, an English translation, as certain Earth leaders (i.e. those of Ethiopia) have also borne the title of Nagus. ({{DS9|The Nagus}})
+*'''[[oo-mox]]''': [[massage]] of the [[ear]]s, a [[sex]]ual practice. There was no non-Ferengi translation for the word. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}})
-*'''Gooblatrupyob''' : Phrase literally meaning "Bank account without Brains", idiomatic meaning; alien, foreigner  {{incite}}
-*'''Lobeling''': Child ({{DS9|Profit and Lace}})
-*'''Moogie''' : Mom or mother ({{DS9|Family Business}})
-*'''[[oo-mox]]''' - [[massage]] of the [[ear]]s, a [[sex]]ual practice. There is no non-Ferengi translation for the word. ({{TNG|Menage a Troi}})
 === Established words ===
-[[Image:Written_Ferengi_message.jpg|thumb|150px|A hand-written message by [[Rom]]]]
+[[File:Ferengi written message.jpg|thumb|A hand-written message by [[Rom]]: "''Dear Quark, Used parts from your disruptor to fix the replicators. Will return them soon. - Rom.''"]]
-:'''Yop''' : "I"
+:'''Yop''': "I"
-:'''Yop-im too''' : "I'm sorry"
+:'''Yop-im too''': "I'm sorry"
-:'''Gren''' : "You"
+:'''Gren''': "You"
-:'''Neep-gren''' : "Thank you"
+:'''Neep-gren''': "Thank you"
-:'''Yoba''' : Brother
+:'''Yoba''': Brother
 ==== Rain ====
-There are 178 different Ferengi words for [[rain]].
+There were 178 different Ferengi words for [[rain]].
-'''glebbening''' - an especially severe rainstorm
+'''glebben''' - an especially severe rainstorm ({{DS9|Let He Who Is Without Sin...}})
-*[[DS9]] "[[Let He Who Is Without Sin...]]"
-=== Established Dialogue ===
+=== Established dialogue ===
-The following comes from the script for {{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}:
+:''The following comes from the script for {{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}'':
 '''Keh-ee Yoor-ee Dah-teh-ee...'''
 The first part of [[Tog]]'s computer security access code.  ''Presumably the syllables are either the names of Ferengi letters, or words, i.e numbers.''
-:''This sequence is an in-joke making reference to the Anime series "Dirty Pair".  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'''.  The names of Kei and Yuri also appear written in Japanese in the [[Iconian language|Iconian written language]].''
+{{bginfo|This sequence is an in-joke making reference to the anime series "Dirty Pair". 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'''. The names of Kei and Yuri also appear written in Japanese in the [[Iconian language|Iconian written language]].}}
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-:''The following examples are from the script for {{DS9|Little Green Men}}''
+:''The following examples are from the script for {{DS9|Little Green Men}}'':
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 :''Thank you''
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 :''The following examples are from the script for {{ENT|Acquisition}}. It is possible these lines are in a different dialect/language than that used by the Ferengi on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.''
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 '''Irr zoun nagool ahsp'''
-:''They're not respoding to hails''
+:''They're not responding to hails''
 '''Cucht eeta ekrajhn-voy?'''
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 == External link ==
-*{{NCwiki}}
+* {{mbeta}}
 [[Category:Ferenginar]]
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 [[de:Ferengi (Sprache)]]
+[[fr:Ferengi (langue)]]