The Klingon Language Institute (KLI) is an independent organization located in Pennsylvania, USA. Its goal is to promote the Klingon language and culture.
About 2500 members in over 50 countries all over the world have joined the KLI. For 13 years, it published a quarterly journal HolQeD (Klingon for linguistics), before discontinuing the paper mailings and changing to an electronic version with an irregular schedule. Each year, the KLI hosts a f...
more
The Klingon Language Institute (KLI) is an independent organization located in Pennsylvania, USA. Its goal is to promote the Klingon language and culture.
About 2500 members in over 50 countries all over the world have joined the KLI. For 13 years, it published a quarterly journal HolQeD (Klingon for linguistics), before discontinuing the paper mailings and changing to an electronic version with an irregular schedule. Each year, the KLI hosts a five-day conference called qep'a' (Klingon for "great meeting"), which is open to both members and anyone interested in the language. At this conference, an annual $500 scholarship is bestowed upon an undergraduate or graduate linguistics student. The KLI is running several projects, including the translation into Klingon of the Bible and works by Shakespeare. The motto of the institute is qo'mey poSmoH Hol, which means "Language opens worlds".
The KLI is a nonprofit corporation and exists to facilitate the scholarly exploration of the Klingon...
less
