[86020] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon translation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Everson)
Fri Jun 26 14:35:36 2009
From: Michael Everson <everson@evertype.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <f1d476f10906261038t3b9391d4p35a8b45a83352861@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:32:24 +0100
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On 26 Jun 2009, at 18:38, ghunchu'wI' 'utlh wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Steven
> Boozer<sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote:
>> Michael Everson:
>>>> The North Wind and the Sun...
>>
>> Some vocabulary suggestions:
>>
>> {'ev} "area northwestward, area towards the northwest" (n.)
>>
>> Not exactly north, but it'll do.
>
> If the goal is to translate something close to "north", it's fine. But
> is the direction really the important concept to focus on?
Assuming that cold winds blow from that direction, why not?
Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/
