[93377] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Borg naming convention, assimulation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Fri May 25 15:38:23 2012
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 19:38:06 +0000
In-Reply-To: <CAFK8js1MuBzewnAQU-zQ4xnxwk-GGi-ZkCidfTHHKNO+mXoQzQ@mail.gmail.com>
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De'vID:
>> I'm pretty sure this would've come up on the list before, but how
>> does one go about expression the typical Borg designation in
>> Klingon? For example, Seven of Nine? {Hut Soch} is ambiguous
>> (does it mean "9-7"?).
ghunchu'wI':
> I'd put in the missing noun and say {Hut borgh Soch} "Borg number
> seven of nine" or "number seven of nine borg." Maybe I would not
> transliterate "Borg", instead choosing something like {Dol}: {vagh Dol
> wejDIch} "third entity of five."
Another option: use the separator {DoD} "mark" (in coordinates): {Soch DoD Hut}. It's not a translation of "NUMBER1 of NUMBER 2" - which is what De'vID was curious about - but it does have the advantage of being short enough to use as a designation.
We've used {DoD} for things other than coordinates before on the list, e.g. section numbers in TKD:
{vI'} is specifically "decimal point". The dot in "TKD 3.3.5"
is merely a separator; I think {DoD} is more appropriate here
(even if it might be a colloquialism)." [ghunchu'wI']
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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