Names of Characters in Foreign Editions.
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In true indonesian fashion the books tend to have teh same terms adn titles so you cant tell the difference without picking them up.
However,
The wee free men is 'pria cilik merdeka' which is fine, it just sounds funny to say. And cilik isnt often used for small; more often kecil.
And a hat full of sky is 'topi selebar langit' which according to my pocket dictionary means something like a hat that's a pamphlet of sky. 'selebaran' might supposed to mean chock full of information, so therefore selebar might just be packed with.
I tried Terry Pratchett and discworld in wikipedia indonesia and it comes up with nothing. The site i got this from said that TP spend too much time on his word processor. I did actually see teh Wee Free Men in indonesian once, its very odd cos no one here would understand the jokes.
However,
The wee free men is 'pria cilik merdeka' which is fine, it just sounds funny to say. And cilik isnt often used for small; more often kecil.
And a hat full of sky is 'topi selebar langit' which according to my pocket dictionary means something like a hat that's a pamphlet of sky. 'selebaran' might supposed to mean chock full of information, so therefore selebar might just be packed with.
I tried Terry Pratchett and discworld in wikipedia indonesia and it comes up with nothing. The site i got this from said that TP spend too much time on his word processor. I did actually see teh Wee Free Men in indonesian once, its very odd cos no one here would understand the jokes.
Here are some of the names in Swedish...
Granny Weatherwax=Mormor Vädervax
Nanny Ogg=Nanna Ogg
Magrat Garlick=Viväcka Vitlök
Mr Teatime=Herr Kvällsvard
Hogfather=Grisefar
Rat of death=Rått döden
The Oh god of hangovers=Åh guden av baksmällor
Tiffany Aching=Tiffany Ledbruten
Perspicacia Tick=Klarsyna Mistel
Death=Döden
Books
Hogfather=Svinvinternatt (something lika Night of the hog)
The wee free män=Små blå män (blå=blue)
Witches Abroad=Häxor i faggorna
Granny Weatherwax=Mormor Vädervax
Nanny Ogg=Nanna Ogg
Magrat Garlick=Viväcka Vitlök
Mr Teatime=Herr Kvällsvard
Hogfather=Grisefar
Rat of death=Rått döden
The Oh god of hangovers=Åh guden av baksmällor
Tiffany Aching=Tiffany Ledbruten
Perspicacia Tick=Klarsyna Mistel
Death=Döden
Books
Hogfather=Svinvinternatt (something lika Night of the hog)
The wee free män=Små blå män (blå=blue)
Witches Abroad=Häxor i faggorna
Actually "topi selebar langit" literally translates to a hat as wide as the sky. Which doesn't necessarily contextually translates the title of the book, but in all fairness I can't find a better translation either.
I haven't read the Indonesian translation of the wee free men trilogy, though I'm not sure if Pratchett's humor would fly very well using the language. That said, I applaud the person who tried to translate his works.
Anybody else from Jakarta in here? We should meet up.
I haven't read the Indonesian translation of the wee free men trilogy, though I'm not sure if Pratchett's humor would fly very well using the language. That said, I applaud the person who tried to translate his works.
Anybody else from Jakarta in here? We should meet up.
At the Museum of Curiosities recording, Terry also told of his early days as an author where the German publishers would slip soup adverts into his books without his knowledge! 
(A bit like CMOT's attempts at subliminal advertising, I guess. Can you have subliminal reading?)
Welcome from me as well indopratchettfan!
(A bit like CMOT's attempts at subliminal advertising, I guess. Can you have subliminal reading?)Welcome from me as well indopratchettfan!
Tonyblack said:
Jan Van Quirm said:
Tonyblack said:
... in the Italian versions Death was a female as is the case in Italian mythology. This wasn't really a problem until Reaper Man. 
Crysania told us
it is female in Italy, but you don't have to search for mithology, it's just that the death is a female word. every word has a gender and "the death" translated "LA morte" is female, so they always talked about it as a woman, and as things goes, since men always dictate this things, Morte is often thought of as a sexy woman in black Anyway they stopped translating many of TP's books, so they didn't have to change much
