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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:14 pm — Post subject: D'nitionary
Simple request. We need a D'ni-oriented Wikitionary b'tayr rovtee choor meht gahro language. 
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:22 pm — Post subject:
I like where you're goin' with this.
All in favor of Whil putting one together...say "aye!"
All in favor of Whil putting one together...say "aye!"
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:45 pm — Post subject:
To be clear, we have a D'ni dictionary, but it's not easily searchable, relies on one person/group of people to update, and is horridly cyan-colored.
And I have no idea how to set up a Wiki.
And I have no idea how to set up a Wiki.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:50 pm — Post subject:
We have one. See sig. 
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:16 pm — Post subject:
We have one. See sig.
No, that's the Open URU wiki, not one for the D'ni language.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:18 pm — Post subject:
I support this idea!
I think it wouldn't be too hard to set up a Wiktionary-style website (I set up a wiki before, which goes to show that), but it would be most awesome if we could get an official Wiktionary division, for example http://dn.wiktionary.org/. Don't know if it's at all possible for a fictional language to acquire this, though...
edit: Actually, I just realized that dn.wiktionary.org would entail a D'ni-written dictionary of (potentially) all languages (including D'ni). Which is not really what we're looking for, I think, since we'd want an English-written dictionary of D'ni language. I guess starting our own Wiktionary-style website is the better option, then.
I think it wouldn't be too hard to set up a Wiktionary-style website (I set up a wiki before, which goes to show that), but it would be most awesome if we could get an official Wiktionary division, for example http://dn.wiktionary.org/. Don't know if it's at all possible for a fictional language to acquire this, though...
edit: Actually, I just realized that dn.wiktionary.org would entail a D'ni-written dictionary of (potentially) all languages (including D'ni). Which is not really what we're looking for, I think, since we'd want an English-written dictionary of D'ni language. I guess starting our own Wiktionary-style website is the better option, then.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:38 pm — Post subject:
Check for Klingon. If a major website allows fictional languages, Klingon will be in there.
Quite frankly, the way Wiktionary is set up anyone who knows a translation will type it in. So we could start adding D'ni to English, and international players could start adding translations in their native language. And multi-lingual players could add it in whatever languages they speak.
I would suggest just using the existing Wiktionary for those words, but frankly some D'ni words don't exactly fit into English (like Taygahn, which theoretically means love but actually means a particular kind of love.) Other languages might have words that fit the concepts better than English.
Quite frankly, the way Wiktionary is set up anyone who knows a translation will type it in. So we could start adding D'ni to English, and international players could start adding translations in their native language. And multi-lingual players could add it in whatever languages they speak.
I would suggest just using the existing Wiktionary for those words, but frankly some D'ni words don't exactly fit into English (like Taygahn, which theoretically means love but actually means a particular kind of love.) Other languages might have words that fit the concepts better than English.
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Subject: D'ni Law and Punishment
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:46 pm — Post subject:
Right. The key part is that it's searchable and people can add to it. The raw sources used on the existing dictionary could also be added.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:57 pm — Post subject:
It should also include sources for the words (kind of like the etymology of real languages), just like in the existing dictionary (at least I assume that's the one everyone is talking about).
Also, I think it should be called D'nictionary
Also, I think it should be called D'nictionary
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:13 am — Post subject:
This would most likely be in the realm of the D'ni Linguistic Fellowship which might appreciate your contact. It is the organization working with Dr. Watson on translations here:
http://linguists.bahro.com/forums/
http://linguists.bahro.com/forums/
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:21 am — Post subject:
Is the DLF still active? I haven't seen them around the cavern. Maybe I've just missed them.
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Subject: D'ni Law and Punishment
Moderator: Ahlehn
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:43 am — Post subject:
The DLF is dead. I've seen little done there and I don't expect much to come from there while OS Uru takes RAWA's time.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:54 am — Post subject:
Perhaps talk to chucker and see if he would be willing to host this as part of MystLore?
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:47 am — Post subject:
Does anyone know what happened to the old topics on the DLF forum? Most of them seem to have lost the contained posts, leaving empty shells of topics...
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:47 am — Post subject:
I started the DLF Neighbourhood both with GameTap and again now with MOULa. The DLF site was mostly run by Domahreh, but I haven't seen him lately.
The forums have slowed down, sure. But I wouldn't call the DLF dead quite yet.
The forums have slowed down, sure. But I wouldn't call the DLF dead quite yet.
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