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Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:40:05 -0400
From: "J. Scott Jewell" <thatskotkid@gmail.com>
To: Lojban list <lojban-beginners@lojban.org>
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Diminutives?
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Hallo,

I was wondering if anyone out there knows whether Lojban has a diminutive,=
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or anything like it. Like adding -ito or -ita to things in Spanish, the=20
difference between Bill and Billy or kitten and kitty, stuff like that. I=
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thought adding 'cma' from cmalu would work, but it occurred to me that=20
Lojban, a highly logical language, would just regard anything with "cma"=20
tacked on the front to be a literally small [whatever]. "cmamlatu" would=20
mean "small cat," not "kitty." "citno mlatu" would sort of work for "kitty,=
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but that still leaves me choosing between "young" and "small" and such=20
equivalents for each word. Still no universal diminutive. Anyone out there=
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able to help?

Thanks much,

la cuncuxnas.

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Hallo,<br>
<br>
I was wondering if anyone out there knows whether Lojban has a
diminutive, or anything like it.&nbsp; Like adding -ito or -ita to
things in Spanish, the difference between Bill and Billy or kitten and
kitty, stuff like that.&nbsp; I thought adding 'cma' from cmalu would
work, but it occurred to me that Lojban, a highly logical language,
would just regard anything with &quot;cma&quot; tacked on the front to be a
literally small [whatever].&nbsp; &quot;cmamlatu&quot; would mean &quot;sma=
ll cat,&quot;
not &quot;kitty.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;citno mlatu&quot; would sort of work for=
 &quot;kitty,&quot; but
that still leaves me choosing between &quot;young&quot; and &quot;small&quo=
t; and such
equivalents for each word.&nbsp; Still no universal diminutive.&nbsp;
Anyone out there able to help?<br>
<br>
Thanks much,<br>
<br>
la cuncuxnas.<br>

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