Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 07:18:06 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [lojban-beginners] What actually are the rules of word formation?
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When I first learned about loglan/lojban I thought all words were of the 
form `CVCCV` or `CCVCV`, and compound words (lujvo) were always 
`(CVC|CCV)...CV`. I knew names had more flexibility. Later I learned that 
borrowed words did too. Even later I learned that compound words too had 
more flexible rules, e.g. hypen letters. And finally in the end, starring 
me in the face, it dawned on me that even simple words like `brivla` did 
not fit the original formations.

After reading a fair bit, I find myself more confused than ever. Are there 
any single set of definitive rules defining what and what isn't a legal 
lojban word?

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<div dir="ltr">When I first learned about loglan/lojban I thought all words were of the 
form `CVCCV` or `CCVCV`, and compound words (lujvo) were always 
`(CVC|CCV)...CV`. I knew names had more flexibility. Later I learned 
that borrowed words did too. Even later I learned that compound words too 
had more flexible rules, e.g. hypen letters. And finally in the end, 
starring me in the face, it dawned on me that even simple words like `brivla` did not fit the 
original formations.<br><br>After reading a fair bit, I find myself more 
confused than ever. Are there any single set of definitive rules defining what and 
what isn't a legal lojban word?<br><br></div>

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