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* General information
** Old High Rihannsu out of style in general conversation by 22nd century, but still in use amongst academics (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
* Vocabulary
* Vocabulary
** ''avrrhinul''
** ''avrrhinul''
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* Phrases
* Phrases
** ''avaihh lli vastam''
** ''avaihh lli vastam''
*** "Warp-seven engine" (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
*** "Warp-seven capable stardrive" (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
*** Old High Rihannsu phrase, not conversational
** ''[[Ejhoi Ormiin|ejhoi ormiin]]''
** ''[[Ejhoi Ormiin|ejhoi ormiin]]''
*** "To decide with finality on the best of several options" (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
*** "To decide with finality on the best of several options" (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')

Revision as of 12:19, 25 October 2017

  • General information
    • Old High Rihannsu out of style in general conversation by 22nd century, but still in use amongst academics (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
  • Vocabulary
    • avrrhinul
      • "Out-marches"; frontier regions of Romulan space (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • dathe'anofv-sen
      • Honor blade (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • dierha
      • Unit of time similar in magnitude to one hour (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • eisae
      • Unit of time equal to one rotation of Romulus (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • ewa
      • Unit of time similar in magnitude to one second (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • fvheisn
      • Unit of time equal to one revolution of Romulus around Eisn (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • hnaev
      • Derisive term; from context, likely akin to "garbage" or "shit" (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • hwi
      • One (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • jolan'tru
      • A greeting or farewell (ENT: "United"; ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do; TNG: "Unification I")
    • kaleh
      • Blade (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • khaidoa
      • Unit of time similar in magnitude to one month (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • kre
      • Two (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • lli
      • Seven (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • lliu
      • Zero (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • mne
      • Four (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • rhi
      • Five (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • sei
      • Three (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • vaehkh
      • Aliens (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
  • Phrases
    • avaihh lli vastam
      • "Warp-seven capable stardrive" (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
      • Old High Rihannsu phrase, not conversational
    • ejhoi ormiin
      • "To decide with finality on the best of several options" (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • mos ih ihir nviomn riud ih seiyya
      • "Prepare to be boarded or destroyed" (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • ullho hiera
      • "Unidentified vessel" (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)