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Author: Eitan Postavsky
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67fd1b793a1)
diff --git a/todocbook/3.xml b/todocbook/3.xml
index 34ca43c..348dc8e 100644
--- a/todocbook/3.xml
+++ b/todocbook/3.xml
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
The Hills Are Alive With The Sounds Of Lojban
Orthography
- orthographyrelation to pronunciation pronunciationrela=
tion to orthography audio-visual isomorphism isomorphismaudio-vi=
sual Lojban is designed so that any properly spoken=
Lojban utterance can be uniquely transcribed in writing, and any properly =
written Lojban can be spoken so as to be uniquely reproduced by another per=
son. As a consequence, the standard Lojban orthography must assign to each =
distinct sound, or phoneme, a unique letter or symbol. Each letter or symbo=
l has only one sound or, more accurately, a limited range of sounds that ar=
e permitted pronunciations for that phoneme. Some symbols indicate stress (=
speech emphasis) and pause, which are also essential to Lojban word recogni=
tion. In addition, everything that is represented in other languages by pun=
ctuation (when written) or by tone of voice (when spoken) is represented in=
Lojban by words. These two properties together are known technically as audio-visual isomorphism.
+ orthographyrelation to pronunciation pronunciationrela=
tion to orthography audio-visual isomorphism isomorphismaudio-vi=
sual Lojban is designed so that any properly spoken=
Lojban utterance can be uniquely transcribed in writing, and any properly =
written Lojban can be spoken so as to be uniquely reproduced by another per=
son. As a consequence, the standard Lojban orthography must assign to each =
distinct sound, or phoneme, a unique letter or symbol. Each letter or symbo=
l has only one sound or, more accurately, a limited range of sounds that ar=
e permitted pronunciations for that phoneme. Some symbols indicate stress (=
speech emphasis) and pause, which are also essential to Lojban word recogni=
tion. In addition, everything that is represented in other languages by pun=
ctuation (when written) or by tone of voice (when spoken) is represented in=
Lojban by words. These two properties together are known technically as=20
+ =20
+ =20
+ audio-visual isomorphism
.
+ =20
+ =20
+ =20
+ =20
alphabetLojban Lojban alphabet Latin alphabet Lojban uses a=
variant of the Latin (Roman) alphabet, consisting of the following letters=
and symbols:
'
,
.
a
b
c
d
e
@@ -91,227 +98,131 @@
the syllable separator
.
[=CA=94]
[?]
a glottal stop or a pause
a
-
-
- [a]
- [=C9=91]
-
+ [a], [=C9=91]
-
-
- [a]
- [A]
-
+ [a], [A]
an open vowel
b
[b]
[b]
a voiced bilabial stop
c
-
-
- [=CA=83]
- [=CA=82]
-
+ [=CA=83], [=CA=82]
-
-
- [S]
- [s`]
-
+ [S], [s`]
an unvoiced coronal sibilant
d
[d]
[d]
a voiced dental/alveolar stop
e
-
-
- [=C9=9B]
- [e]
-
+ [=C9=9B], [e]
-
-
- [E]
- [e]
-
+ [E], [e]
a front mid vowel
f
-
-
- [f]
- [=C9=B8]
-
+ [f], [=C9=B8]
-
-
- [f]
- [p\]
-
+ [f], [p\]
an unvoiced labial fricative
g
[=C9=A1]
[g]
a voiced velar stop
i
[i]
[i]
a front close vowel
j
-
-
- [=CA=92]
- [=CA=90]
-
+ [=CA=92], [=CA=90]
-
-
- [Z]
- [z`]
-
+ [Z], [z`]
a voiced coronal sibilant
k
[k]
[k]
an unvoiced velar stop
l
-
-
- [l]
- [l=CC=A9]
-
+ [l], [l=CC=A9]
-
-
- [l]
- [l=3D]
-
+ [l], [l=3D]
a voiced lateral approximant (may be syllabic)
m
-
-
- [m]
- [m=CC=A9]
-
+ [m], [m=CC=A9]
-
-
- [m]
- [m=3D]
-
+ [m], [m=3D]
a voiced bilabial nasal (may be syllabic)
n
-
-
- [n]
- [n=CC=A9]
- [=C5=8B=CC=8D]
- [=C5=8B=CC=A9]
-
+ [n], [n=CC=A9], [=C5=8B=CC=8D], [=C5=8B=CC=A9]
-
-
- [n]
- [n=3D]
- [N]
- [N=3D]
-
+ [n], [n=3D], [N], [N=3D]
a voiced dental or velar nasal (may be syllabic)
o
-
-
- [o]
- [=C9=94]
-
+ [o], [=C9=94]
-
-
- [o]
- [O]
-
+ [o], [O]
a back mid vowel
p
[p]
[p]
an unvoiced bilabial stop
r
-
-
- [r]
- [=C9=B9]
- [=C9=BE]
- [=CA=80]
- [r=CC=A9]
- [=C9=B9=CC=A9]
- [=C9=BE=CC=A9]
- [=CA=80=CC=A9]
-
+ [r], [=C9=B9], [=C9=BE], [=CA=80], [r=CC=A9], [=C9=B9=CC=A9], [=C9=BE=CC=A9]
, [=CA=80=CC=A9]
-
-
- [r]
- [r\]
- [4]
- [R\]
- [r=3D]
- [r\=3D]
- [4=3D]
- [R\=3D]
-
+ [r], [r\], [4], [R\], [r=3D], [r\=3D], [4=3D], [R\=3D]
a rhotic sound
s
[s]
[s]
an unvoiced alveolar sibilant
@@ -321,31 +232,23 @@
an unvoiced dental/alveolar stop
u
[u]
[u]
a back close vowel
v
-
-
- [v]
- [=CE=B2]
-
+ [v], [=CE=B2]
-
-
- [v]
- [B]
-
+ [v], [B]
a voiced labial fricative
x
[x]
[x]
an unvoiced velar fricative
@@ -435,27 +338,24 @@
[=CA=94]) is considered a pause of short=
est length. A pause (or glottal stop) may appear between any two words, and=
in certain cases - explained in detail in=20
=20
- must occur. In particular, a w=
ord beginning with a vowel is always preceded by a pause, and a word ending=
in a consonant is always followed by a pause.
period<=
secondary>optional Technically, the period is an op=
tional reminder to the reader of a mandatory pause that is dictated by the =
rules of the language; because these rules are unambiguous, a missing perio=
d can be inferred from otherwise correct text. Periods are included only as=
an aid to the reader.
period<=
secondary>within a word A period also may be found =
apparently embedded in a word. When this occurs, such a written string is n=
ot one word but two, written together to indicate that the writer intends a=
unitary meaning for the compound. It is not really necessary to use a spac=
e between words if a period appears.
pausecontrasted with syllable break syllable breakcont=
rasted with pause syllable breakrepresentation in Lojban=
secondary> comma=
definition of The comma is use=
d to indicate a syllable break within a word, generally one that is not obv=
ious to the reader. Such a comma is written to separate syllables, but indi=
cates that there must be no pause between them, in contrast to the period. =
Between two vowels, a comma indicates that some type of glide may be necess=
ary to avoid a pause that would split the two syllables into separate words=
. It is always legal to use the apostrophe (IPA=20
=20
[h]) sound in pronouncing a comma. Howev=
er, a comma cannot be pronounced as a pause or glottal stop between the two=
letters separated by the comma, because that pronunciation would split the=
word into two words.
=20
commaoptional commamain use of=
Otherwise, a comma is usually only used to clarify the presence of syllabi=
c=20
-
- l=20
- m=20
- n or=20
- r
-
- (discussed later). Commas are never required: no two Lojban words diff=
er solely because of the presence or placement of a comma.
+ l,=20
+ m,=20
+ n, or=20
+ r (discussed later). Commas a=
re never required: no two Lojban words differ solely because of the presenc=
e or placement of a comma.
periodexample of Here is a somewhat artificia=
l example of the difference in pronunciation between periods, commas and ap=
ostrophes. In the English song about Old MacDonald's Farm, the vowel string=
which is written as=20
ee-i-ee-i-o
in English could be Lojbanized with periods=
as:
Old McDonaldexample
.i.ai.i.ai.o
[=CA=94i =CA=94aj =CA=94i =CA=94aj =CA=
=94o]
@@ -526,21 +426,21 @@
Letters
IPA
Description
-
+
ai =
=20
[aj]
an open vowel with palatal off-glide
ei =
=20
[=C9=9Bj]
a front mid vowel with palatal off-glide
@@ -612,57 +512,48 @@
uy =
=20
[w=C9=99]
a central mid vowel with labial on-glide
(Approximate English equivalents of most of these diphthongs exi=
st: see=20
for examples.)
- diphthongsclassification of The first four diph=
thongs above (
-
- ai=20
- ei=20
- oi and=20
- au
-
- , the ones with off-glides) are freely used in most types of Lojban wo=
rds; the ten following ones are used only as stand-alone words and in Lojba=
nized names and borrowings; and the last two (iy and uy) are used =
only in Lojbanized names.
- syllabic consonan=
ts con=
sonantssyllabic The syllabic c=
onsonants of Lojban,
-
- [l=CC=A9]=20
- [m=CC=A9]=20
- [n=CC=A9] and=20
- [r=CC=A9]
-
- , are variants of the non-syllabic=20
-
- [l]=20
- [m]=20
- [n] and=20
- [r]
-
- respectively. They normally have only a limited distribution, appearin=
g in Lojban names and borrowings, although in principle any=20
-
- l=20
- m=20
- n or=20
- r
-
- may be pronounced syllabically. If a syllabic consonant appears next t=
o a=20
-
- l=20
- m=20
- n or=20
- r
-
- that is not syllabic, it may not be clear which is which:
+ diphthongsclassification of The first four diph=
thongs above (=20
+ ai,=20
+ ei,=20
+ oi, and=20
+ au, the ones with off-glides=
) are freely used in most types of Lojban words; the ten following ones are=
used only as stand-alone words and in Lojbanized names and borrowings; and=
the last two (=20
+ =20
+ iy and=20
+ uy) are used only in Lojbani=
zed names.
+ syllabic consonan=
ts con=
sonantssyllabic The syllabic c=
onsonants of Lojban,=20
+ =20
+ [l=CC=A9],=20
+ [m=CC=A9],=20
+ [n=CC=A9], and=20
+ [r=CC=A9], are variants of the non-sylla=
bic=20
+ [l],=20
+ [m],=20
+ [n], and=20
+ [r] respectively. They normally have onl=
y a limited distribution, appearing in Lojban names and borrowings, althoug=
h in principle any=20
+ =20
+ l,=20
+ m,=20
+ n, or=20
+ r may be pronounced syllabica=
lly. If a syllabic consonant appears next to a=20
+ =20
+ l,=20
+ m,=20
+ n, or=20
+ r that is not syllabic, it ma=
y not be clear which is which:
brlgan.
[br=CC=A9l gan]
or
[brl=CC=A9 gan]
@@ -811,80 +702,72 @@
z
x
-
The consonant=20
- x has no voiced counterpart i=
n Lojban. The remaining consonants,
-
- l=20
- m=20
- n and=20
- r
- , are typically pronounced with voice, but can be pronoun=
ced unvoiced.
+ x has no voiced counterpart i=
n Lojban. The remaining consonants,=20
+ l,=20
+ m,=20
+ n, and=20
+ r, are typically pronounced w=
ith voice, but can be pronounced unvoiced.
consonant cluster=
scontrasted with single consonants consonant clusterscontrasted with doubled consonants =
doubled consonants=
contrasted with consonant clusters doubled consonantscontrasted with single consonants single consonantsc=
ontrasted with consonant clusters single consonantscontra=
sted with doubled consonants consonant clustersdefinition =
of Consonant sounds occur in languages as single co=
nsonants, or as doubled, or as clustered combinations. Single consonant sou=
nds are isolated by word boundaries or by intervening vowel sounds from oth=
er consonant sounds. Doubled consonant sounds are either lengthened like=20
[s] in English=20
hiss
, or repeated like=20
[k] in English=20
backcourt
. Consonant clusters consist of two or more si=
ngle or doubled consonant sounds in a group, each of which is different fro=
m its immediate neighbor. In Lojban, doubled consonants are excluded altoge=
ther, and clusters are limited to two or three members, except in Lojbanize=
d names.
=20
consonantsposition of Consonants can occur in t=
hree positions in words: initial (at the beginning), medial (in the middle)=
, and final (at the end). In many languages, the sound of a consonant varie=
s depending upon its position in the word. In Lojban, as much as possible, =
the sound of a consonant is unrelated to its position. In particular, the c=
ommon American English trait of changing a=20
t
between vowels into a=20
d
or even an alveolar tap (IPA=20
[=C9=BE]) is unacceptable in Lojban.
consonantsfinal consonantsrestrictions on<=
/indexterm> Lojban imposes no restrictions on the appearance of single cons=
onants in any valid consonant position; however, no consonant (including sy=
llabic consonants) occurs final in a word except in Lojbanized names.
=20
consonant pairs=
primary>restrictions on Pairs of consona=
nts can also appear freely, with the following restrictions:
It is forbidden for both consonants to be the same, as this =
would violate the rule against double consonants.
voiced/unvoic=
ed consonantsrestrictions on I=
t is forbidden for one consonant to be voiced and the other unvoiced. The c=
onsonants
-
- l=20
- m=20
- n and=
=20
- r
- are exempt from this restriction. As a result,=20
- bf is=
forbidden, and so is=20
- sd, b=
ut both=20
- fl and=20
- vl, and both=20
- ls and=20
- lz, are permitted.
+ l,=20
+ m,=20
+ n, and=20
+ r are exempt from this re=
striction. As a result,=20
+ bf is f=
orbidden, and so is=20
+ sd, but=
both=20
+ fl and=20
+ vl, and both=20
+ ls and=20
+ lz, are permitted.
- It is forbidden for both consonants to be drawn from the set
-
- c=20
- j=20
- s and=
=20
- z
-
+ It is forbidden for both consonants to be drawn from the set=
=20
+ c,=20
+ j,=20
+ s,=20
+ z.
- The specific pairs
-
- cx=20
- kx=20
- xc=20
- xk and=20
- mz
- are forbidden.
+ The specific pairs=20
+ cx,=20
+ kx,=20
+ xc,=20
+ xk, and=
=20
+ mz are =
forbidden.
yuse in avoiding forbidden consonant pairs Th=
ese rules apply to all kinds of words, even Lojbanized names. If a name wou=
ld normally contain a forbidden consonant pair, a=20
y can be inserted to break up=
the pair:
Jamesexample
@@ -1124,27 +1007,25 @@
consonant cluster=
smore than three consonants in=
Lojbanized names can begin or end with any permissible consonant pair, not=
just the 48 initial consonant pairs listed above, and can have consonant t=
riples in any location, as long as the pairs making up those triples are pe=
rmissible. In addition, names can contain consonant clusters with more than=
three consonants, again requiring that each pair within the cluster is val=
id.
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
Buffering Of Consonant Clusters
- vowelbuffer buffer vowel consonant clustersbuffering of Many languages do not have consonant clusters at all, a=
nd even those languages that do have them often allow only a subset of the =
full Lojban set. As a result, the Lojban design allows the use of a buffer =
sound between consonant combinations which a speaker finds unpronounceable.=
This sound may be any non-Lojbanic vowel which is clearly separable by the=
listener from the Lojban vowels. Some possibilities are IPA
-
- [=C9=AA]=20
- [=C9=A8]=20
- [=CA=8A] or even
- [=CA=8F]
- but there probably is no universally acceptable buffer=
sound. When using a consonant buffer, the sound should be made as short as=
possible. Two examples showing such buffering (we will use=20
+ vowelbuffer buffer vowel consonant clustersbuffering of Many languages do not have consonant clusters at all, a=
nd even those languages that do have them often allow only a subset of the =
full Lojban set. As a result, the Lojban design allows the use of a buffer =
sound between consonant combinations which a speaker finds unpronounceable.=
This sound may be any non-Lojbanic vowel which is clearly separable by the=
listener from the Lojban vowels. Some possibilities are IPA=20
+ [=C9=AA],=20
+ [=C9=A8],=20
+ [=CA=8A], or even=20
+ [=CA=8F], but there probably is no unive=
rsally acceptable buffer sound. When using a consonant buffer, the sound sh=
ould be made as short as possible. Two examples showing such buffering (we =
will use=20
[=C9=AA] in this chapter) are:
vrusi
[=CB=88vru si]
or
[v=C9=AA =CB=88ru si]
@@ -1193,22 +1074,22 @@
ponyni'u
[po n=C9=99 'ni hu]
y soundcontrasted with vowel buffer vowel buffercont=
rasted with y sound=20
- cannot contain any bufferin=
g vowel. It is important not to confuse the vowel=20
- y, which is pronounced=20
+ cannot contain any buffer=
ing vowel. It is important not to confuse the vowel=20
+ y, which is pronounced=20
[=C9=99], with the buffer, which has a v=
ariety of possible pronunciations and is never written. Consider the contra=
st between
bone bread=
example
bongynanba
[bo=C5=8B g=C9=99 =CB=88nan ba]=
@@ -1322,39 +1203,33 @@
klez,ba
kle,zba
This word contains the permissible initial pair=20
zb, and so may be syllabica=
ted either between=20
z and=20
b or before=20
zb.
stressed vowelcompared with stressed syllable =
stressed syllablecompared with stressed vowel stressdefinition of<=
/secondary> Stress is a relatively louder pronunciation of one =
syllable in a word or group of words. Since every syllable has a vowel soun=
d (or diphthong or syllabic consonant) as its nucleus, and the stress is on=
the vowel sound itself, the terms=20
- =20
stressed syllable
and=20
- =20
- =20
stressed vowel
are largely interchangeable concepts.
+ stress<=
secondary>rules for Most Lojban words are stressed =
on the next-to-the-last, or penultimate, syllable. In counting syllables, h=
owever, syllables whose vowel is=20
+ y or which contain a syllabic=
consonant (=20
=20
- stress<=
secondary>rules for Most Lojban words are stressed =
on the next-to-the-last, or penultimate, syllable. In counting syllables, h=
owever, syllables whose vowel is y=
or which contain a syllabic consonant (=20
-
- l=20
- m=20
- n or
- r
- ) are never counted. (The Lojban term for penultimate s=
tress is=20
- da'amoi terbasna.) Similarly, syllables creat=
ed solely by adding a buffer vowel, such as=20
+ l,=20
+ m,=20
+ n, or=20
+ r) are never counted. (The Lo=
jban term for penultimate stress is=20
+ da'amoi terbasna.) Similarly, syllables created=
solely by adding a buffer vowel, such as=20
[=C9=AA], are not counted.
stress<=
secondary>levels of There are actually three levels=
of stress - primary, secondary, and weak. Weak stress is the lowest level,=
so it really means no stress at all. Weak stress is required for syllables=
containing=20
y, a syllabic consonant, or a=
buffer vowel.
- =20
- =20
namesstress on brivlastress on=
cmavos=
tress on stressprimary Primary str=
ess is required on the penultimate syllable of Lojban content words (called=
=20
brivla). Lojbanized names may be stressed on an=
y syllable, but if a syllable other than the penultimate is stressed, the s=
yllable (or at least its vowel) must be capitalized in writing. Lojban stru=
ctural words (called=20
cmavo) may be stressed on any syllable or none =
at all. However, primary stress may not be used in a syllable just precedin=
g a brivla, unless a pause divides them; otherwise, the two words may run t=
ogether.
stress<=
secondary>secondary Secondary stress is the optiona=
l and non-distinctive emphasis used for other syllables besides those requi=
red to have either weak or primary stress. There are few rules governing se=
condary stress, which typically will follow a speaker's native language hab=
its or preferences. Secondary stress can be used for contrast, or for empha=
sis of a point. Secondary stress can be emphasized at any level up to prima=
ry stress, although the speaker must not allow a false primary stress in br=
ivla, since errors in word resolution could result.
The following are Lojban words with stress explicitly shown:=
para>
@@ -1853,21 +1728,21 @@
d
in the words=20
metal
and=20
medal
respectively. A tongue-tip flap.
[=CA=80]
One version of Lojban=20
r. Not an English sound=
. The French or German=20
- r
in
+ r
in
reine
or=20
rot
respectively. A uvular trill.=
[r=CC=A9],=20
[=C9=B9=CC=A9],=20
[=C9=BE=CC=A9],=20
[=CA=80=CC=A9]
@@ -2114,23 +1989,26 @@
ia through=20
iu and=20
ua through=20
uu remain unchanged.
a'i,=20
+ =20
e'i,=20
o'i and=20
+ =20
a'o become=20
+ =20
a,i,=
=20
e,i,=
=20
o,i an=
d=20
a,o.
i'a through=20
i'u and=20
@@ -2145,63 +2023,63 @@
i,u an=
d=20
u,a th=
rough=20
u,u in=
names, fu'ivla, and attitudinal cmavo.
All other vowel pairs simply drop the apostrophe.
=20
- The result of these rules is to eliminate the apostrophe altoget=
her, replacing it with comma where necessary, and otherwise with nothing. I=
n addition, names and the cmavo .i are capitalized, =
and irregular stress is marked with an apostrophe (now no longer used for a=
sound) following the stressed syllable.
+ The result of these rules is to eliminate the apostrophe altoget=
her, replacing it with comma where necessary, and otherwise with nothing. I=
n addition, names and the cmavo=20
+ .i are capitalized, and irregular stress is mar=
ked with an apostrophe (now no longer used for a sound) following the stres=
sed syllable.
+ =20
+ =20
Three points must be emphasized about this alternative orthograp=
hy:
+ =20
- non-standard o=
rthographiescaveatIt is not st=
andard, and has not been used.
+ non-standard =
orthographiescaveat It is not =
standard, and has not been used.
It does not represent any changes to the standard Lojban pho=
nology; it is simply a representation of the same phonology using a differe=
nt written form.
It was designed to aid in a planned rapprochement between th=
e Logical Language Group and The Loglan Institute, a group headed by James =
Cooke Brown. The rapprochement never took place.
+ =20
non-standard orth=
ographiesCyrillic There also e=
xists a Cyrillic orthography for Lojban which was designed when the introdu=
ctory Lojban brochure was translated into Russian. It uses the=20
-
- =D0=B0
=20
- =D0=B1
=20
- =D0=B2
=20
- =D0=B3
=20
- =D0=B4
=20
- =D0=B5
=20
- =D0=B6
=20
- =D0=B7
=20
- =D0=B8
=20
- =D0=BA
=20
- =D0=BB
=20
- =D0=BC
=20
- =D0=BD
=20
- =D0=BE
=20
- =D0=BF
=20
- =D1=80
=20
- =D1=81
=20
- =D1=82
=20
- =D1=83
=20
- =D1=84
=20
- =D1=85
and=20
- =D1=88
- in the obvious ways. The Latin letter=20
- y
is mapped onto the hard sign=20
- =D1=8A
, as in Bulgarian. The apostrophe, comma, and p=
eriod are unchanged. Diphthongs are written as vowel pairs, as in the Roman=
representation.
-
- =20
- =20
+ =D0=B0
,=20
+ =D0=B1
,=20
+ =D0=B2
,=20
+ =D0=B3
,=20
+ =D0=B4
,=20
+ =D0=B5
,=20
+ =D0=B6
,=20
+ =D0=B7
,=20
+ =D0=B8
,=20
+ =D0=BA
,=20
+ =D0=BB
,=20
+ =D0=BC
,=20
+ =D0=BD
,=20
+ =D0=BE
,=20
+ =D0=BF
,=20
+ =D1=80
,=20
+ =D1=81
,=20
+ =D1=82
,=20
+ =D1=83
,=20
+ =D1=84
,=20
+ =D1=85
, and=20
+ =D1=88
in the obvious ways. The Latin letter=20
+ y
is mapped onto the hard sign=20
+ =D1=8A
, as in Bulgarian. The apostrophe, comma, and per=
iod are unchanged. Diphthongs are written as vowel pairs, as in the Roman r=
epresentation.
Tolkien=
and non-standard Lojban orthography non-standard orthographiesTengwar Finally, an orthography usin=
g the Tengwar of F=C3=A9anor, a fictional orthography invented by J. R. R. =
Tolkien and described in the Appendixes to=20
=20
=20
The Lord Of The Rings, has been devised for Lojba=
n. The following mapping, which closely resembles that used for Westron, wi=
ll be meaningful only to those who have read those appendixes. In brief, th=
e tincot=C3=A9ma and parmat=C3=A9ma are used in the conventional ways; the =
calmat=C3=A9ma represents palatal consonants, and the quesset=C3=A9ma repre=
sents velar consonants.
=20
@@ -2317,15 +2195,13 @@
i only when those letters are=
used to represent glides. Of the additional letters,=20
r,=20
l,=20
s, and=20
z are written with=20
r=C3=B3men
,=20
lambe
,=20
silme
, and=20
=C3=A1re
/=20
esse
respectively; the inverted forms =
are used as free variants.
- Lojban, like Quenya, is a vowel-last language, so tehtar are rea=
d as following the tengwar on which they are placed. The conventional tehta=
r are used for the five regular vowels, and the dot below for=20
- y. The Lojban apostrophe is r=
epresented by=20
- halla
. There is no equivalent of the L=
ojban comma or period.
+ Lojban, like Quenya, is a vowel-last language, so tehtar are rea=
d as following the tengwar on which they are placed. The conventional tehta=
r are used for the five regular vowels, and the dot below for y. The Lojban apostrophe is represented by halla. There is no equivalent of the Lojban com=
ma or period.
diff --git a/todocbook/4.xml b/todocbook/4.xml
index 33e929f..95ea717 100644
--- a/todocbook/4.xml
+++ b/todocbook/4.xml
@@ -21,24 +21,24 @@
y; that is, it represents=
=20
a,=20
e,=20
i,=20
o, or=20
u.
VV stringas a symbol for a double vowel VV =
represents either a diphthong, one of the following:
- ai
- ei
- oi
- au
+ ai
+ ei
+ oi
+ au
or a two-syllable vowel pair with an apostrophe separating the vow=
els, one of the following:
a'a
a'e
a'i
a'o
a'u
=20
e'a
@@ -78,29 +78,28 @@
j=20
k=20
l=20
m=20
n=20
p=20
r=20
s=20
t=20
v=20
- x
- or
+ x or
z
. Syllabic
l=20
m=20
- n and=
=20
+ n and=
=20
r
always count as consonants for the purposes of this chapter.
CC stringas a symbol for a permissible initial consonant pair CC represents two adjacent consonants of type C which co=
nstitute one of the 48 permissible initial consonant pairs:=20
bl br
@@ -1854,21 +1853,21 @@
.eLIS.
English
Johnson
djansn.
English
William
- .uiliam. or .uil,iam.=
+ .uiliam. or .uil,iam.
English
Brown
braun.
English
Charles
tcarlz.
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