Klingon translation

Yes - we are really serious with this. This will certainly only be considered as a joke by most users, but I am sure that foswiki will also benefit from the attention created by the media who enjoys jumping on things which are using Klingon. It may sound a little nerdy, but I think that's part of the job anyway, right? :-) The idea of translating foswiki into klingon came from my own wiki about the Klingon language (http://klingonwiki.net) where some users have asked why there is no Klingon interface available.

Translation status

Formatting

case problem

The problem with Klingon in foswiki is the use of capital letters inside a word; the following phrase may create some unwanted links: "today emperor sleeps in his bed" = DaHjaj QonDaqDaq Qong voDleH.

To avoid this, each word with major case letters must have a preceding <nop>.

Apostrophe

Klingon uses Apostrophes a lot. It's not unusual to see a phrase like De'wI' chu' De' vIlI'lI'qu'. When this is used inside a HTML string, it may cause problems. Therefore, all apostrophes must be escaped by writing them as &&#39;

Translator notes

Since Klingon is a constructed language created for movies, there are several words that just do not exist, that means we do not know what they mean. It is not allowed to creat your own words, but sometimes the meaning of a word may be stretched. For instance, I have decided to use the word for "luggage" to display an "attachment", becaus there is no closer word, and the image may make it clear.

The only word breaking and rules of not-inventing is the one for wiki, because that one is used in ALL translations. It has been transliterated to wIqI.

The table below may help to create consistency in the translations.

List of recurring Foswiki terms and technical terms

Term Translation literally
attachment
tep
luggage
backlinks
cheghbogh rarwI'mey
linkers who come back
Blockquote
jatlh' meyrI'
the square talks
debug
QaghHa'moH
cause to not make mistakes
delete
polHa'
un-save
email adress
QIn Quv
message coordinates
email
QIn
message
Emoticon
qabHom Degh
small-face-symbol
Form
Form
(untranslated)
format
nguvmoH
paint
Formula
SImmeH ngoq
code to calculate
heading
'ay' pong
name of section
macro
mIwHom
small process
member
jeSwI'
participant
please
DaH
now
redirect
Devqa'wI'
thing which does lead again
registered
muvta'bogh
which has joined
results
Dochmey'e' luSamlu'bogh
things being found
revision
Dotlh
status
sandbox
lamvey
dirt-box
server
toy'wI'
one who serves
standard
motlh
usual
Table
Table
(untranslated)
template
ghantoH
pattern
toolbox
janvey
device-box
topic
ghItlh
manuscript
valid
QaQ
good
Warning
Qu'vatlh
dammit
web
mIch
sector, zone
Wiki
wIqI
(no real meaning)
WikiName
wIqI-pong
wiki-name
WikiWord
wIqI-mu'
wiki-word
Topic revision: r6 - 17 May 2015, LieVen
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