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=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:51 -0800 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([192.168.123.127]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1No6ca-0004OQ-HQ; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:39 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1No6cD-0004OK-Ow for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:14 -0800 Received: from mail-pz0-f197.google.com ([209.85.222.197]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1No6c9-0004O0-Kc for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:13 -0800 Received: by pzk35 with SMTP id 35so837005pzk.28 for ; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ItwC6IKF4+qme7XG+2Nm2Aj5+RC09Sqz7Dk2hDtREY0=; b=OpkurvIe9ED3Mo8LI8JvzIE86hedH01aSnrqp229BFyT8R9YfEPlRoGlvfESgWI/bH YVnLf0TL9c06HnYaAflfm4r8bG3kCswsx+wAgaqmR3qPCURlo5LpJ6aF2B9lDlqX5jOQ i67qqbhv/6J+ArbQLDjkyB7zzX010KUAa5tuk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=gmwMUsCtmhSEMTrQokpO1vVoH/EHEUp7dftcu9Txr8Iqq+52kdRdFx0M+tnrT3qR5C 8SV9D3Pn0AFPxKKfXXXwEGWjbYnEqx+y8J/+ucsS88SEx3XHVFbsQ882ciZJpAZpFIeM tQZHOoKpFRLQG/RQC9jvbwDQ7AyfYKoWiY06M= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.25.3 with SMTP id c3mr1996730wfj.300.1267930382565; Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:53:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201003051623.00249.phma@phma.optus.nu> References: <455853.32262.qm@web88008.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <20100305193218.GA31930@mercury.ccil.org> <96f789a61003051207w39854019k52131f47215b1f48@mail.gmail.com> <201003051623.00249.phma@phma.optus.nu> Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:53:02 -0500 Message-ID: <96f789a61003061853n680d4d45ubb02841af7d9054a@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: le'axru dinsauru From: Michael Turniansky To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: mturniansky@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 1151 Lines: 41 On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Pierre Abbat wrote: > On Friday 05 March 2010 15:07:35 Michael Turniansky wrote: >>   Although the great majority of animal gismu end in -u.... > > bakni, banfi, bifce, cinfo, cinki, cipni, cribe, datka, finpe, gunse, ... > > mu'omi'e .pier. > Actually, it's not even a plurality (unless you count in ninmu, nanmu, cifnu). Finishing off your whole list we have: since, kanba, manti, xasli, xruki, cinki, respa, xirma, toldi, lanme, mirli, xanto, kumte, smani, sfani, jipci, jalra, civla, labno, gerku, ratcu, ractu, lorxu, mlatu, smacu, danlu, xarju, tirxu, curnu, mabru a 6 e 6 i 12 o 3 u 11 If we take out those that describe broad vertebrate groups (danlu, respa, banfi, cipni, finpe, mabru) and non-quadrupeds, we have: bakni, cinfo cribe kanba, xasli xirma, lanme, mirli, xanto, kumte, smani, labno, gerku ratcu ractu lorxu mlatu smacu xarju tirxu Which leads to: a 2 e 3 i 4 o 3 u 8 So you can see why I have the impression of -u appearing in a disproportionate amount of animals, even though I was factually incorrect in the way I dashed it off --gejyspa