[87898] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: FW: Question about a little help with translation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qurgh lungqIj)
Fri Mar 26 14:07:44 2010
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From: qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:05:33 -0400
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 1:56 PM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think a way should be found to say "AMINE" in Klingon rather than just
> using the Earth word. More than anything, using "AMINE" or any Earth word
> highlights the limits of Klingon and its conlang origin, making the whole
> project a farce.
> lay'tel SIvten
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu
> >wrote:
>
>
jIQochqu'!
According to that logic Japanese is a farce. It borrows 1000s of words from
English (hanbagaa, pantsu, diyamondo, Ti-shyatsu, konputaa, etc). English is
also a farce, since it doesn't have words for betleH, daqtagh, veqlargh,
suto'vo'qor, etc.
Klingon IS a conlang. It DOES have limits. Trying to create a crazy long
explanation for a single English word shows the limits much more than just
using the word, IMHO.
qurgh
