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{pagh Doch} or {pagh Dochmey}? (Fwd: [Question #76058]: Klingon
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (pm5)
Sat Jul 11 21:22:33 2009
From: pm5 <pomin5@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:13:08 +0800
To: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
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I was [proposing][1] a Klingon plural expression in [Launchpad
translation][2], so they can setup the system to help translating
software into Klingon. I was asked to verify that "zero things" in
Klingon is {pagh Doch} instead of {pagh Dochmey}.
As the use of plural forms is not mandatory in Klingon, apparently we
can only hope this situation is explicitly stated in the rules, or
that there are canonical usage of {pagh Dochmey}.
AFAIK relevant canonical examples do not indicate whether {pagh
Dochmey} is correct and percise Klingon, or is it just incorrect:
{Dal pagh jagh.} "No enemy is boring." [TKW p.201]
{pagh rep.} "midnight; zero hours" [CK]
{pa'vo' pagh leghlu'.} "(lit.) Nothing is seen from the room."
[TKD p.39] [CK]
[1]:https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/rosetta/+question/76058
[2]:http://launchpad.net
What is our consensus, if there is such a thing, about this?
Regards,
po'mIn
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Henning
Eggers<question76058@answers.launchpad.net> wrote:
> Your question #76058 on Launchpad Translations changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/rosetta/+question/76058
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Henning Eggers requested for more information:
> I'm just curious. As Klingon is a language invented by English-speaking
> people, I would have expected it to have the same plural expression. So
> I'd just like to check back if you are sure about this.
>
> English is nplurals=2; plural = n != 1
> Example:
> 0 files
> 1 file
> 2 files
>
> The expression you are proposing would produce this example:
> 0 file
> 1 file
> 2 files
>
> Is that correct?
>
> Henning
>
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