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From: Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>
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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: towns and countries
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On Saturday 05 January 2008 11:14, Robert LeChevalier wrote:
> Because Moscow was named by the Russians, the best Lojbanization would
> be based on the Russian pronunciation of the name - thus probably "la
> mozgvas" or "la moskfas" would be desireable, but lose visual
> recognition.  "la moskuas" seems like a reasonable compromise.  The name
> of the country clearly should be "la rosi,as" (which is pronounced as
> you have written rosIas).

According to the syllabication rules which Jorge and I have been discussing, 
which we don't agree on but which we agree on about this word, {mozgvas} and 
{moskfas} are invalid, because a syllable can neither end with "zg" or "sk" 
nor begin with "gv" or "kf". 

{moskov}, which was suggested by a Russian but I forget whom, is from the root 
of "Московский".

> Similarly we Lojbanize Deutschland, and not Germany as the name of that
> country, and the country in the Caucausus should be something like "la
> sakartfelos" (Sakartvelo) rather that "la georgias".

or "la gruz". I say "sakartulos", and "kartuli" for the brivla. Both "Kartuli" 
and "Kartveli" are used in Georgian, with a little distinction.

Pierre