[Finished] Kajko and Kokosz english translation

[Shoonay]

As few of you already know and most of you don't, I'm coordinating the english translation of this game.
Since we reached the pretty-much-finished state, and the file got frozen so any other change has to be discussed, might as well let everybody know.

There are still a few corrections needed, prolly a bit of typos in the source file.
The whole intro&outro text has to be corrected and merged with the original piccies.

---=== EDITED SINCE THE WORK IS DONE ===---
The finished english version of the game is available at the Wanted Team site, under Other Files Page in the following files:
# KajkoIKokosz_D2.DMS (831617 bytes) - "Kajko & Kokosz" from Seven Stars - disk 2.
# WT-K&KE1.DMS (572726 bytes) - "Kajko & Kokosz" from Seven Stars - english version disk 1.
# WT-K&KE3.DMS (812601 bytes) - "Kajko & Kokosz" from Seven Stars - english version disk 3.

[dlfrsilver]

Cool, it then could translate from english to french or other languages !!!

[Shoonay]

Sure, I've got already marco doing the italian translation and TCD doing the german.
Did you just signup for the french?

[Dizzy]

nice

do you hide any catpicture in it

[TCD]

German translator signing in. At your service sir!
What about posting the link to the source in this thread, so everybody could have a look if they can contribute a translation to their native language? I think it would be cool to have the game translated to many other languages and flood the TOSEC dat a bit

@Dizzy
Signed up for the danish translation eh?

[Shoonay]

@Dizzy... how'd you know their aren't any already?

[Shoonay]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

What about posting the link to the source in this thread, so everybody could have a look if they can contribute a translation to their native language?

Not just now, we need to correct a few things.

[Shoonay]

here's the help file that i figured would be helpful for others since some names are very specific

characters:
KAJKO (KAJKO, pronouce "cay-co") - main character, i'd suggest to don't translate this one

KOKOSZ (KOKOSZ, pronounce "co-cosh") - main character, i'd suggest to don't translate this one too


LUBAVA (LUBAWA) - a character, MIRMIL's wife, also LUBIĆ means TO LIKE in polish

MIRMIL (MIRMIŁ) - a character, the leader or MIRMILVILLE, also MIR means both PEACE and WORLD in russian

MIRMILVILLE (MIRMIŁOWO) - it's the name of a gord (an ancient slavic settlement, see here), the above characters live in.


AUNT YAGA (CIOTKA JAGA, pronounce "ya-ga") - a witch, specialises at making ointments, KOKOSZ's aunt (also see here)

BONEBREAKER (ŁAMIGNAT) - an ancient Robin Hood kinda character (known in these parts as Janosik, see here), he's YAGA's husband, very strong and dumb


BANDIT KNIGHTS (ZBÓJCERZE) - a band of evil knights who always want to gather more wealth

HEGEMON - a character, the leader of the BANDIT KNIGHTS (also see here)

CORPORAL (KAPRAL) - a character, HEGEMON'S sidekick, his right arm, want's to be the leader someday

LOSER (OFERMA) - a character, the stupidest and laziest of the group



creatures of the woods:
WOOD CREATURE (BOROSTWÓR) - the general name for all the creatures from the forest, STWÓR means A CREATURE and BÓR means FOREST/WOODS in polish,

LESZI (DZIAD BOROWY) - a specific character, some kind of a wooden spirit, see here, also DZIAD means AN OLD MAN, and BOROWY means FOREST/FORESTER in polish

LADY NATURE (PANI PRZYRODA) - a specific character for the game's (comix) universe, a great tree, a monument of nature, it is *NOT* Mother Nature, even tho "przyroda" is a different name for "nature" in polish

EMILY THE NYMPH (EMILKA RUSAŁKA) - a specific nymph, see here

CIVILON THE GNOME - just a gnome


FAYFEY (FAJFI, pronounce "fay-fee") - don't remember who that is... so i guess no one important

BUGEY (BUGI, pronounce "boo-gee") - he is BUGging everyone, getting on their nerves and thinks he's doing a great joke

POKEY (DŹGOL) - has a big STING on his head that could POKE an eye out



plants:
MONKEY CUP (DZBANECZNIK) - a plant (see here), also DZBAN means A MUG in polish

BEAUTIFUL LEAF (GUMIAK) - a plant (see here), also GUMA means A GUM in polish, obviously

SUNDROP (WIESIOŁEK) - a plant (see here), also WESOŁY could be used when someone is HAPPY

ENTANGLEWEED (PLĄCZWÓJ) - coulnd't find a suitable word for this plant, so I've improvised. the name must mean "a weed that entangles around stuff"

ROOT'O'DREAM (KORZEŃ SEN) - it's a root that makes you fall asleep, literally a root-of-dream

VAVEY SCREWED IN TIGHT (WKRĘCONY WAWAJ) - don't remember if that's a wood creature or a plant, but iirc, it's something/someone screwed into something

BLUEY (BŁEKITEK) - a cute blue flower without a name



items:
WHISTLE BRISTLE (GWIZDEK GRYZDEK) - a whistle made from a tooth (iirc). might be cool if the name would rhymed like in these here cases, (try here and here for hints ), also GRYŹĆ means TO BITE (food ) in polish.

CUP OF MEAD (ANTAŁEK MIODU) - a cup of drinkable honey alcohol (see here) every other reference to honey (MIÓD) is the normal honey

OINTMENT OF FLIGHT (MAŚĆ LATANIA) - it's dry, it's greasy - it's an ointment. not an elixir

[TCD]

Quote:
Originally Posted by 5h00n4y
Not just now, we need to correct a few things.

Alright, then let's get to work I will have my first read now

Edit : I guess there is no chance that the font supports characters like 'ä' and so on? I stumbled over it when I saw 'hut' which would be 'Hütte' in german.

Edit 2 : I think I found one typo

Line 11747 should be

gacie_t:	dc.b	'LUBAVA''S UNDERPANTS',0

One ' is missing

[Shoonay]

sorry, afaik not
that would require some serious digging in asm code probably...

[TCD]

Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

sorry, afaik not
that would require some serious digging in asm code probably...

Okay no problem, Hütte becomes Huette then

Another question : 'OBRUS' which is translated 'CLOTH' could mean either 'Tuch' (something used as clothing) or 'Lappen' (something used for cleaning, like a used towel). Which one is meant?

[Shoonay]

good point, should be tablecloth
fixed. (@ marco & dizzy, change that too in your source file)

thanks and moar please

[spajdr]

Think i could translate it to czech too

[Shoonay]

cool spajdr, pm me your email

[Shoonay]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Line 11747 should be

gacie_t:    dc.b    'LUBAVA''S UNDERPANTS',0

One ' is missing

again, fixed, thanks

[TCD]

Two moar

'PIEn' -> 'STUMP' -> 'BAUMSTUMPF' (stump of a tree, is that right?)

'OFERMA' -> 'LOSER' -> 'VERSAGER' (somebody who never wins or is good at something compared to 'VERLIERER' somebody who just lost one time)

[Shoonay]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

'PIEn' -> 'STUMP' -> 'BAUMSTUMPF' (stump of a tree, is that right?)

yes, a tree stump
(also fixed this in the source file to avoid future confusions)

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

'OFERMA' -> 'LOSER' -> 'VERSAGER' (somebody who never wins or is good at something compared to 'VERLIERER' somebody who just lost one time)

A loser at life, always gets treated as "a valunteer" in those nastiest jobs by the others. once a loser, always a loser. it's THE LOSER

[TCD]

Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

A loser at life, always gets treated as "a valunteer" in those nastiest jobs by the others. once a loser, always a loser. it's THE LOSER

Okay then 'Versager' is right
Found another one that's confusing me :
'BleKITEK' -> 'BLUEY' -> ??? (what does bluey stand for? Someone who is always 'blue' like in blues? )

[Shoonay]

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Found another one that's confusing me :
'BleKITEK' -> 'BLUEY' -> ??? (what does bluey stand for? Someone who is always 'blue' like in blues? )

A "blue flower without a name" = bluey

[TCD]

Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

A "blue flower without a name" = bluey

Okay what about 'BLAUCHEN' then (Blauchen = blue'ek', I hope you get it )