[Tlhingan-hol] KLI CanonHom (was: Facebook Translation Project [FTP]: weekdays)

[Felix Malmenbeck]

> (And if you really need such a standard, then I guarantee that the words
> on that list will *not* be easily understandable by someone not using
> the list.)

I imagine a large number of the terms would be fairly easy to understand, because they'd either be descriptive (like <muchDaq> and <DawI' yaH>, which are used in Hamlet to mean "stage" (though I'm not sure such words would be on the list, since it's nowhere near a Human-exclusive concept)), and klingonifications of fairly well-known words (such as 'epIl = apple, banan naH = banana).

You're right, however, that there would probably be many exceptions (<tera' na'ran'a'>=grapefruit being an example of one I wouldn't have guessed if I didn't have the EuroTalk DVD, a lot of people would probably have had trouble with <SuwomIy>=Finland and <barat>=India). Assuming there's any interest at all, it would probably be best to start small, see if it catches on, and then expand if it does.

> Ah, I see. You mean a standard instead of a prescription.
>
> Well, I can't stop you, but I will cordially ignore and boycott any such
> standard. :)

NOBODY expects the canonHom inquisition!

________________________________________
From: David Trimboli [david at trimboli.name]
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 16:24
To: tlhingan-hol at stodi.digitalkingdom.org
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] KLI CanonHom (was: Facebook Translation Project     [FTP]: weekdays)

On 3/2/2012 10:17 AM, Felix Malmenbeck wrote:
>
> What I'm suggesting is using the KLI to set a standard (again, if
> deemed worthwhile). It may not be universally adopted, but at least
> it may become widely recognized enough to make sense to use for
> projects such as the Facebook translation, or in correspondence.

Ah, I see. You mean a standard instead of a prescription.

Well, I can't stop you, but I will cordially ignore and boycott any such
standard. :)

(And if you really need such a standard, then I guarantee that the words
on that list will *not* be easily understandable by someone not using
the list.)

--
David Trimboli
http://www.trimboli.name/

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