っていうのかな

[thetazuo]

「んー……駄目だねこりゃ。<囁告篇帙>自体は情報を検索してるっぽいんだけど、それをあたしに伝える機能が死んでるっていうのかな。……」

Hi. The speaker was talking to herself. I’m not sure why っていうの is used here. Usually というのか signifies a rhetorical question meaning “Are you saying ...” and it seems feasible to just say かな in this sentence.

Could you please explain this っていうのかな?
Thank you.

 

[SoLaTiDoberman]

~~~~~~っていうのかな?
= How do I explain? ...Maybe ~~~~~~~ or something like that, you know?

 

[thetazuo]

~~~~~~っていうのかな?
= How do I explain? ...Maybe ~~~~~~~ or something like that, you know?

Thank you very much. I made a mistake. This sentence is not a monologue. Someone else asked the speaker, “What is the situation with <囁告篇帙>?”