[Tlhingan-hol] Things missing

[Tim Stoffel]

Considering what the Klingon language community has accomplished over
the years, it would be a shame to think that the end of Marc Okrand
(which I hope is no time soon!) could be the end of the Klingon
language.

We need a mechanism to keep the language alive. The Na'vi community has
a 'Lexical Expansion Project' that works with Paul Frommer to develop
new vocabulary, and occasionally, work through grammar issues. That
committee, which is formed with a charter, would also become the new
vocabulary approval mechanism, should anything ever happen to Dr.
Frommer. So, as long as there is enough interest to leep the Lexical
Expansion Project going, the Na'vi language has a future.

I know that among ourselves, there is a complete dictionary/lexicon. We
need to develop and maintain such a dictionary, for use within the
community, to help ensure a consistency and continuity in the language,
and to serve as a semi-official 'canon' of the language.

There are several other popular conlangs (Dothraki, Valyrian to name
two) that could stand to benefit from such a mechanism.

Tim Stoffel

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Michael Roney, Jr." <nahqun at gmail.com>


On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Am 27.10.2015 um 21:45 schrieb Michael Roney, Jr.:
>
>> At the moment I'd be happy with everything we already have being
>> organized into one volume.
>
>
> This is the exact same problem the klingon language community has been
having for decades now. We're stuck with the copyright issue, and the
owner simply doesn't care. There's nothing we can really do, unless we
can afford to pay for any kind of license. The KLI is the only one who
is somehow allowed to publish scholary works, but I doubt we can make a
new edition of the entire TKD. :-(
>

mu'ghomvam vIqonlI'.
670 tenwalmey vIghaj.
ghItlhwIj lo'laHbe' Se'vIr malja' 'e' vISov.
'ach jInmol vItIv.


~naHQun

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~Michael Roney, Jr.
Freelance Translator