Received: from localhost ([::1]:54850 helo=stodi.digitalkingdom.org) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1TsowY-0003VY-P8; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:15:18 -0800 Received: from mail-vc0-f182.google.com ([209.85.220.182]:38509) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1TsowP-0003VM-Q0 for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:15:16 -0800 Received: by mail-vc0-f182.google.com with SMTP id fy27so1238521vcb.13 for ; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:15:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=plf+uwglNCl5Ue2sO8crD9B9UW498DIbvYXTuhTxdKw=; b=Eu5rhv1ijdBLlq0TlN8PYTLa4LM4mWuHLH9PHxdMXqtx95xpqxKiG2bqDuKp8212hj Zkekz6hegZnqCWT4AC1ZkdnLdrmYjZ4htuVDPJwl9f3gPVzEBdd5SxIt69kjkHVTNG98 yG4EIkJuMpzJSixxBsbN7JdYCgCe8+RTigyBh6++mV7gMxw6kxCfoTVMeT0GmYX6svML nsd9LVgG+9u6FKfpOcFrQtpoCOug9aLKQYDyDnKAc20VF/BW8EVB5aQwTm/ImSuxr/8p QXHXt3Hy5jbEhX8HIupL6S2C2AmB9dSV4bfn2BBNVJ9+Z9hc69PzUvDiakcTw92ijC2h qI4A== Received: by 10.220.240.80 with SMTP id kz16mr87628417vcb.7.1357712103092; Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:15:03 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.58.75.232 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:14:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <11508866.8VCYHEEGkh@caracal> <2102027.uLnfKfkkaA@caracal> From: MorphemeAddict Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 01:14:32 -0500 Message-ID: To: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.1 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / Subject: Re: [jbovlaste] diabetes X-BeenThere: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: jbovlaste@lojban.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0268503463059077948==" Errors-To: jbovlaste-bounces@lojban.org --===============0268503463059077948== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9cfcdba9cb17e04d2d4fb28 --14dae9cfcdba9cb17e04d2d4fb28 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Even if you used a form based on "diabetes", using the English pronunciation would not do. {la di,ab=C3=A9t} would be more appropriate I t= hink. A fair number of languages use something like "sugar [derivative form]". Based on Google Translate. stevo On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Robert Prije wrote: > Sorry, newbie jbovlaste member interjection here. Wouldn't a fu'ivla be > better placed for this sort of thing? Diabetes is a pretty well-known > cross-cultural word. Why not use a fu'ivla which would sound familiar to > everyone everywhere? > > Or just leave it as a cmene? la .dai,abitis. seems pretty usable to me. > Unless for some reason we want a selbri place structure for this thing? > > Of course, as I said, I'm a newbie, so I'm missing a ton of context on ho= w > this group thinks about these sorts of things. Apologies. > > > > > --14dae9cfcdba9cb17e04d2d4fb28 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Even if you used a form based on "diabetes", using the English pr= onunciation would not do. {la di,ab=C3=A9t} would be more appropriate I thi= nk. A fair number of languages use something like "sugar [derivative f= orm]". Based on Google Translate.=C2=A0

stevo

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 = at 12:29 AM, Robert Prije <rob@bobturf.org> wrote:
Sorry, newbie jbovlaste member interjection here. Wouldn&#= 39;t a fu'ivla be better placed for this sort of thing? Diabetes is a p= retty well-known cross-cultural word. Why not use a fu'ivla which would= sound familiar to everyone everywhere?

Or just leave it as a cmene? la .dai,abitis. seems pretty us= able to me. Unless for some reason we want a selbri place structure for thi= s thing?

Of course, as I said, I'm a newbie, s= o I'm missing a ton of context on how this group thinks about these sor= ts of things. Apologies.




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