Ancient Bajoran inscriptions on the Reckoning Tablet
Ancient Bajoran in the Book of the Kosst Amojan
Ancient Bajoran inscriptions on the bantaca spire of the lost city of B'hala
Ancient Bajoran from the Reckoning Tablet (left), translated into Modern Bajoran (right) and English
Ancient Bajoran was the language used by the Bajorans 30,000 years ago, though not easily translatable in the 24th century. Elements of Ancient Bajoran ideograms evolved into the modern Bajoran language. (DS9: "The Reckoning")
Captain Benjamin Sisko could recognize Ancient Bajoran, but not read or speak it. In 2375, Sisko came into possession of a locket that belonged to Sarah Sisko with an Ancient Bajoran inscription on the back that read "Orb of the Emissary". Later, a would-be Bajoran Assassin spoke a Cult of the Pah-wraiths chant in Ancient Bajoran before stabbing Sisko. (DS9: "Image in the Sand")
Examples of spoken language[]
- Meeh rak Dorah Pah-wran... Ee-toi... Velah-slah... Pah-wran amar... Pah-wran Evak-too...
- Chanted by a Pah-wraith Cult Bajoran Assassin to Benjamin Sisko, before attempting to kill him. (DS9: "Image in the Sand")
- Tarna pur-ono ull-kess pah-ran. lano ka'la bo'shar lanu.
- Meek rak dorrah Pah-wran... Yelim cha ono kosst amojan... shay ta-hel ter-rah no'vala de-ram... aka'lu far che...
- Chants from the Book of the Kosst Amojan (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
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Background information[]
In ultimately unused dialogue from the first draft script of DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", while Dukat (disguised as Bajoran farmer Anjohl Tennan) was trying to help Winn Adami in her attempt to understand the Book of the Kosst Amojan, Adami skeptically commented, "Since when does a simple farmer know how to read ancient Bajoran?" In reply, Dukat claimed, "I can pick out a few words," though he was thereafter dismissed by Winn.
External link[]
- Bajoran language at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works