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I asked an attendant, "mirrin doko desuka" and when he lead me in the general direction, I asked him "itsu" and then he pointed out the actual product.

Archive 2005-10-01 bilbo 2005

I asked an attendant, "mirrin doko desuka" and when he lead me in the general direction, I asked him "itsu" and then he pointed out the actual product.

Myoga pickle bilbo 2005

Most likely it is due to analogy with "doko", ie reanalyzing the initial /d/ as expressing interrogative.

Old Japanese Pronouns 2007

The device is called doko-iruka, which can mean ‘where are you?’ but, as iruka is also Japanese for dolphin, the device (naturally!) takes on a cetacean theme.

Archive 2006-03-01 Jan Kuczynski 2006

The doko-iruka is a well-placed device for parents who are looking for safety devices for their children but are still uneasy about them having a fully functional mobile phone.

Archive 2006-03-01 Jan Kuczynski 2006

Takakura Ken would first mumble something like, "Kane wa doko da."

BLEG Rogers 2008

My guess is that an informal male approach to "Where's the money" in Japanese would be, "Okane doko?"

BLEG Rogers 2008

The doko-iruka is a well-placed device for parents who are looking for safety devices for their children but are still uneasy about them having a fully functional mobile phone.

Willcom announce wireless kids safety device without the phone Jan Kuczynski 2006

The ITU newslog says the ima doko (where are you now) service allows parents to track the location of their children through a mobile handset or a P-doco? mini device.

Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Where are you now? 2006

The ITU newslog says the ima doko (where are you now) service allows parents to track the location of their children through a mobile handset or a P-doco? mini device.

Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Where are you now? 2006