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Romulan Language, Culture, and History Sites (non-canon) Master Post (Updated 2-11-22)

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I love romulans. It is no secret, but my nerding out knows no bounds. This is a master post for the best websites I know of for romulan language, culture, history, religion**, etc.

Do not just use the top one. Even though it is easy to navigate and has a diversity of information, it is missing some that others have. For example, the second one has actual lessons and great grammar charts, and the fourth one has culture and religion**. There is also some disagreement about grammar, culture, and definitions, since canon content is lacking.

Firstly, credit to Diane Duane’s books for bringing life to the romulans through language, culture, history, names, etc. Most sites and fans use her work as the base.

I recommend you read her books if you truly want to know everything you possibly can. They also contain information that is uncommon to see posted about, such as S’Task, romulan true/fourth/soul names (ST: Picard made that canon!), the three swords by S’Harien, and more. If you play Star Trek Online, after reading these books, things will make so much more sense!

On Inventing a Romulan Language

She also has a Tumblr!

Below the line are the sites, what they contain, and links directly to different pages on the sites.

Alternatively, instead of navigating a Tumblr post, you can use this google doc.

Your favourite word untranslatable into Standart/English.

Alas, a difficult question. Languages can be beautiful the Galaxy over, and of course they can be beautiful simply because of the sentiment someone is trying to convey.

I think that my favourite would have to be a Romulan word. Mnhei'sahe - it literally translates to the Ruling Passion and is often rendered by the Universal Translator as honour. Such a banal description is hardly accurate. Mnhei'sahe is more than honour, it more than duty, it's also spirituality and patriotism. It is the weary balance between a person's personal duty to themselves and their family, their duty and sense of patriotism and of course their spiritual duty as well. It's often an intricate and complex concept - one that, in navigating, has lead to the deaths of many wayward souls that misstep on its path. Mnhei'sahe is so complex because everyone's duty is different and everyone's priorities are different.

If you take my life as an example - yes, I betrayed Starfleet, but I did so in an act to protect the Maquis. On this occasion, my duty to protect the civilians of the DMZ outweighed my duty to Starfleet. My honour would not permit to see those people suffer due to the ill-advised actions of the Federation Council. Of course, Captain Sisko would argue that there's no higher calling than to the uniform, but sometimes there is the duty, not only to one's conscience, but to mercy as well. I may have sacrificed my career and therefore my honour as a Starfleet Officer, but I maintained my duty to Rebecca and the other colonists.

Apologies for such a long answer. But I think that you can agree such a beautiful and unique concept needs a more lengthy answer.

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what she says: thank you

what she means: thank you, doctor mccoy, for allowing me my ways in your place where my ways are considered harsh and abhorrent. i cannot know the cost to you, even though in your view i did save my son from a more prolonged, painful death. i know full well that, had my son not been as good as dead already, you would have fought me, physically if necessary, and not alone. and the three of you would have won as you always do. thank you for your mnhei'sahe.

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