[Tlhingan-hol] Google Search in Klingon

[Josh Badgley]

I've noticed  the use of imperatives on Facebook as well...like <latlh tI'ang>  or <yIteq>...I understand it, but it's kind of weird.  Or maybe it's more authentically Klingon and I'm just too new at this language to appreciate it.

-jhb
 
-----Original Message-----
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011 1:24:37 pm
To: tlhIngan-Hol at stodi.digitalkingdom.org
From: Philip Newton <philip.newton at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Google Search in Klingon

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 22:49, Qov <robyn at flyingstart.ca> wrote:
>> News
>
> wanI'mey
>
>> Gmail (Mail)
>
> jabbI'IDmey

Why not singular? wanI', jabbI'ID.

>> Translate
>
> yImugh

I'm not sure whether the imperative is the best way to translate such
computer labels.

In German, for example, I'd use the infinitive.

In Klingon, I'd be inclined to use a {-meH} form (influenced by the
{vutmeH} book which I seem to recall), so here: {mughmeH}. Compare
also your {je'meH} for "shopping" further above and {peghmeH} for
"privacy" below.

It's as if you can use those links "in order to" translate something,
log out, ....

>> Logout
>
> yImej  (currently says yI'mej -- wtf?)

mejmeH

>> Go to [Google in (English)]
>
> [Google in (English)] yIjaH

... jaHmeH

>> Help
>
> QaH

QaHlu'meH

>> Dissatisfied? Help us improve
>
> bIyonbe''a'  ghoDubmoH

I'd add a {vaj}: {bIyonbe''a' vaj ghoDubmoH} (or {bIyonbe'chugh vaj ghoDubmoH}

>> Find web pages that have...

ghItlhDaq ... tu'lu' vIneH

>>  all these words:

Hoch mu'meyvam

>>  this exact wording or phrase:

mu' ghomvam pup mu'tleghHomvam qoj

>>  one or more of these words:

'op mu'meyvam

>>  tip

boQ

>>  OR

qoj

>> But don't show pages that have...

'ach ghItlhDaq ... tu'lu' vIneHbe'

>>  any of these unwanted words:

mu'meyvam vIneHbe'bogh

>> Need more tools?

latlh nuH DapoQ'a'?

>> Results per page:
>>  10 results
>>  This option does not apply in Google Instant.
>> Language:

Hol:

>>  any language

Hoch Hol

>> File type:
>>  any format
>> Search within a site or domain:
>>  (e.g. <http://youtube.com>youtube.com, .edu)
>> Date, usage rights, region, and more
>>  Date: (how recent the page is)
>>    any time
>>    past 24 hours
>>    past week
>>    past month
>>    past year
>>  Usage rights:
>>    not filtered by license
>>    free to use or share
>>    free to use or share, even commercially
>>    free to use, share, or modify
>>    free to use, share, or modify, even commercially
>>  Where your keywords show up:

nuqDaq lutu'lu' mu'mey Danejbogh:

>>    anywhere in the page

ghItlhDaq vogh

>>    in the title of the page

ghItlh perDaq

>>    in the text of the page

ghItlhna'Daq

>>    in the URL of the page

ghItlh URL-Daq

>>    in links to the page

ghItlhvaD rarbogh rarwI'Daq

>>  Region:

Sep:

>>    any region

Hoch Sep

>>  SafeSearch:

nejmeH mIw nIt

>>    On

chu'meH

>>    Off

chu'Ha'meH

>> Page-specific tools:

ghItlh bopbogh nuH

>>  Find pages similar to the page:

... rurbogh ghItlhmey'e' nejmeH

>>  Find pages that link to the page:

... rarbogh ghItlhmey'e' nejmeH

>>  Search

nejmeH

Cheers,
Philip
-- 
Philip Newton <philip.newton at gmail.com>

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