Re: Klingon localization of GNOME

["d'Armond Speers, Ph.D." <dspeers taxonomy-inc com>]

Roozbeh Pournader wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 22:06, Arafat Medini wrote:
>> I have to say here, Who will understand klingon?!
>
> There is a Klingon dictionary around
> (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/067174559X). There are
> speakers. I've met at least one human being who could talk a few
> sentences in Klingon.

tlhIngan Hol jatlhwI'pu' tu'lu'bej.  Hoch jaj tlhIngan Hol vIlo', vIjatlh,
vIlaD, 'ej vIQub.  'ach bIlugh; Hol wa'DIch 'oHbe'mo' ghaytanHa' De'wI'
patvam poQ tlhIngan Hol jatlhwI'.  'ach 'oHchugh wItIvbej.

There are definitely Klingon speakers.  I use Klingon daily (reading,
writing, speaking, thinking).  But you're correct; because Klingon is not
used as a first/primary language by anyone, translating an environment like
GNOME is just done for fun; if it's out there, I'm sure Klingon speakers
would enjoy it.


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