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.

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 &'

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