tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 14 17:08:32 1995

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Re: word count

>I seem to remember comments made to the effect that there were
>about 1,200 words in the Klingon vocabulary. As I transfer
>words from my huge Microsoft Word file (my AKD) to my Access
>database in preparation for crosslinking into all the canon
>examples I can muster, I just passed 1,400 words and I'm barely
>beyond {tI}. Has anybody really COUNTED these words before?

>charghwI'

Using the word list that I compiled from TKD, CK, PK, "HolQeD" 1:3, 3:2, I've
come up with 1620 words. This includes 1513 roots and 107 derived forms. I
estimate the margin of error at 4.67%. The derived forms would of course sky
rocket if all example sentences from the dictionary and tapes were included,
and possibly also dialog from the movies.

Guido

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