Return-path: X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:56:53 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.66.169]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MkFQE-0004n0-SR; Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:56:41 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:55:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MkFPJ-0004ml-Rz for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:55:42 -0700 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MkFPG-0004lm-2v for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:55:41 -0700 Received: from chausie ([71.75.215.96]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090906105531017.YBQU8566@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> for ; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 10:55:31 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chausie (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4487B753A for ; Sun, 6 Sep 2009 06:55:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Pierre Abbat To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: lujvo for internet Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 06:55:20 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 (enterprise 0.20070907.709405) References: <431683.49392.qm@web88006.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <20090906134939.35a195ab@kaz> In-Reply-To: <20090906134939.35a195ab@kaz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200909060655.22656.phma@phma.optus.nu> X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: phma@phma.optus.nu Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 975 Lines: 31 On Saturday 05 September 2009 21:49:39 Michael van der Gulik wrote: > On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:12:23 -0700 (PDT) > > "A. PIEKARSKI" wrote: > > Comments please! > > > >   > > t2 mujysamseltcana t1=s1 s2 > > t2 is the internet/cyberspace that includes nodes/computers t1=s1 with > > function/purpose s2 > > I'm surprised there's dedicated gismu for "network node" and "telephone" > (selfonxa) but not for "network". It's a gismu for the relation between nodes and networks. Brivla aren't nouns; they're more like verbs, but also do service for adjectives and adverbs, so they're a part of speech that doesn't correspond well to anything in English. The lujvo seems fine to me, though long. There are other worldwide networks, such as phone or shipping networks. > What valsi would you then make for concepts like "road network", "train > network", or the grapevine that you hear rumours through? Would you just > keep using x2 of tcana? Yes. Pierre