tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 10 22:22:07 1997
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RE: KLBC: De'wI' mu'mey
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: De'wI' mu'mey
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 06:12:27 UT
jatlh HurghwI':
> I've been working on making my desktop more Klingon, and I've come up with
> the following translations for various icons:
Yes, this has been done before, though I don't remember the subject it's under
in the archives.
> De'wI'wIj - My Computer
Obviously.
> qawHaq - Hard Drive
Yeah.
> De' polwI'Hom - Diskette
Hmmm . . . that's a new one, I think.
> De' gho boch - CD/ROM
Heh . . . that's cute!
> De' polwI' - Removable Disk
Considering that you've got {De' polwI'Hom} for "diskette," it seems as if you
are making {De' polwI'} "removable disk" the "default" word.
> veQ polwI' - Recycle Bin
I like {veQ ngaSwI'} myself.
> De' *chem* lengwI' - Internet Explorer (I know <chem> isn't a word, it was
> the closest I found)
"Internet" is a name, why not just keep it that way? {Internet lengwI'}?
{Internet nejwI'}
Or, explain the concept: {qo' De'wI' pat lengwI'}
> ghom - Directory (i.e. Program Group)
Could be.
> HablI' - Eudora
I see {HablI'} as the modem, and {jabbI'ID labwI'} as the mail program.
> jabbI'ID - E-mail message
Of course.
> De'Hom - file
I've also seen {De'ghom}, and an argument on which should use {ghom}, folders
or files.
> chuSwI' - speakers
Yeah.
> pat Qap - OS
Huh? This doesn't make sense. Maybe {SeHmeH pat}.
Since there are so few Klingon speakers scattered around, I don't think you
have to worry about another not understanding your particular choice of
terminology.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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