Examples of Borg

The subtler principles of a language are often grasped more easily by example than description, so here we present a representative sample of the Borg language in use. The first line of each entry is the Borg text, followed by a literal rendering, and then a translation in proper English.

Hi'uH ghorH borgh

is these-ones borg

We are Borg.

Hi'uH voq ghiH zuHagh lwi vaq qiv

is person this nonad from unit seventh

I am Seven of Nine.

Hi'uH nirl borgh lwe

is powerful borg the

The Borg are powerful.

Hi'uH vli nil borgh tve voq mzi ghoH

is more powerful borg of person than this-person

A Borg is more powerful than I am.

Hi'uH ?ehw bish borgh tve zaj mzi zaj 'enterpriz

is samely big borg of ship than ship enterprise

The Borg ship is as big as the Enterprise.

Hi'uH charT kirl lwi chaT vlo nil chaT borgh lwe

is species all from species most powerful species borg the

The Borg are the most powerful of all species.

borgh Dwe Hi'uH HaDolaH lwe

borg to/for is future the

The future belongs to the Borg.

Hi'uH 'il jam. qilajush ghorv

is futile resistance. will-be-assimilated you-(pl)

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

chqu borgh tve vagh vma pi'uw kus

? borg of language using can speak

Can you speak Borg?

qra pi'uw kus

negative can speak

No.

nru poHeDHen borgh tve vagh vma pi'uw kus ghoH

only a-bit borg of language using can speak this-person

I only speak Borg a little bit.

Si'ut nan lhu veDHap

remains fuel of how-much

How much fuel is left?

jeDHak

no-amount

None.

vaghep li'uzh niqeqan

where is-located nutrient-place

Where is the nutrient station?

qra di'ut

negative knows

I don't know.

ri'uj DHghadhiqudyat (or) DHghadhiqudat hva ri'uj

goes prosthesis-repair-station-OBL (to)

I'm going to the prosthesis repair station.

ghwa qiwajush tob ti'uq dsaDHyagh khli mnaDHyagh

because was-assimilated that-one-OBL wears arm-prosthesis-OBL and eye-prosthesis-OBL

Because he has been assimilated, he has an arm and an eye prosthesis.

qudash fneghra qra Hi'uH bigh chaT ferenghi

assimilation despite negative is perfect species "ferenghi"

Despite assimilation, the Ferengi are not perfect.

Tragho'eS khyaD ghama qiwush borgh lwe charT lhu myirgh

while-passing-through sector-OBL "ghama" assimilated borg the species of many-OBL

While passing through the Gamma Quadrant, the Borg assimilated many species.

TraghoweS khyaD ghama shi'uS borgh lwe khyaD beta

having-passed-through sector-OBL "ghama" invades borg the sector-OBL "beta"

Having passed through the Gamma Quadrant, the Borg are invading the Beta Quadrant.

qe'esh wiwuw chaT tera chaT tve jya?

While-being-assimilated destroyed species "tera" species of planet-OBL

The Terrans destroyed their planet while they were being assimilated.

qewesh thnachiwun chaT qardas chaT tve jya? HuH pchachiqan

after-being-assimilated transformed species "qardas" species of planet-OBL to-be pipe-factory

After they were assimilated, the Cardassians turned their planet into a pipe factory.

sli tihuzh borgh lwe jya? tyib vja shihuS tyab sDe qra pi'uw tuzh.

if would-find borg the planet-OBL that-OBL then would-invade that-one-OBL but negative can to-find

The Borg would invade that planet if they could find it, but they can't.

shiwuS borgh lwe jya? khli riluq tyab

invaded borg the planet-OBL and will-conquer that-one-OBL

The Borg have invaded a planet and they will conquer it.

shi'uS borgh lwe jyar? tab pra qush chyarT Dyib

invade borg the planets-OBL that-thing for to-assimilate species-OBL other-OBL

The Borg invade planets in order to assimilate other species.

qi'ush borgh lwe chyarT Dyib ghwa li'ukh HuH birgh

assimilate borg the species-OBL other-OBL because want to-be perfect

The Borg assimilate other species because they want to be perfect.

shudaS bla ja? lwi Hiwuv jepo? lwi mirgh

invasion before planet from fled inhabitants of many

Many of the planet's inhabitants fled before the invasion.

va'ap bla miwajuv shudaS ta'eb wiwajuw ja? lwe

when before was-finished invasion then was-destroyed planet the

The planet was destroyed before the invasion was finished.

ja? lwe tve wudaw pDo miwuv shuS borgh lwe

planet the of destruction after stopped to-invade borg the

The Borg stopped the invasion after the destruction of the planet.

qra chma borgh lwe lwi Hiluv voq ghiH

negative yet/still borgh the from will-flee person this

I will no longer flee from the Borg.

viwu' vimoq tab p?i chqu ja? hva riluj borgh lwe

asked woman that-thing about question planet to will-go borgh the

The woman asked if the Borg would go to the planet.

viwu' vopoq tab p?i vaghep riluj ghoH

asked man that-thing about where will-go this-person

The man asked where I was going.

kiwus kutos tab p?i khhe shiluS borgh lwe jya? lwe

spoke spokesperson that-thing about that will-invade borg the planet-OBL the

The spokesperson talked about the Borg invading the planet.

Hi'uH nab bid lun borgh tve vyagh

is plan good to-learn borg of language-OBL

It's a good idea to learn Borg.

© 1998, Terrence Donnelly