Re: [lojban] Re: Pokemon translation

[selpa'i <seladwa@gmx.de>]

Am 18.07.2012 08:50, schrieb djandus:

I'd also like to mention that {.ipkatcu} is my favorite pokemon name so far. I don't know why, but I find that name hilariously awesome. So much fun to say, especially in various voices! (Oh, doi la selpa'i, that is a proper fu'ivla, right? You put it in the cmevla column. I'll be excited when we can get rid of that column.)

Glad you like it. I meant to put it into the brivla column. And yes, it's a valid fu'ivla.

Am 18.07.2012 01:42, schrieb djandus:

On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 6:02:14 PM UTC-5, selpa'i wrote:

A skilled Lojbanist has to know that tsi = tsiju.

I completely agree. The issue is that I want unskilled lojbanists to enjoy the game. Again, think of Pokémon originally. A game for kids. Unskilled English speakers could follow it easily. I discussed this with Lindar last night, and he mentioned how the Japanese version had very little kanji. Same reason. Sure, a skilled Japanese reader should be able to read all kanji all the time quickly, but that's just not the point of making an enjoyable game.

It's very much like in English, where the name reminds you of an actual English word (Mankey > Monkey). 

That's what the fu'ivla are like, sure. But the lojban should be explicit.

e.g. {jirnyrespa} "Horn Reptile" for something like Nidoking (this is just an example)

I'm entirely okay with this. That means (gasp!) that playing a game helped you know a word in the real world.

:) I get your point. I guess I just like the idea of having specific words just for Pokemon. But of course your way might help to teach some rafsi or lujvo. Again, I would like to hear what other people think.

If I were to make a lujvo for Nidoking, it would probably involve looking at this and picking an interpretation.

I did just that, but using a different source. I arrived at a different translation though :) Would it be a problem if we had a seperate column for fu'ivla name suggestions?

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

-- 
.i pau mi me ma .i pa mai ko mi jungau la'e di'u 
.i ba bo mi va'o lo nu nelci lo nu me ma kau cu barkla 
.i va'o lo nu na nelci cu denpa ti lo nu mi drata

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