From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Mon Apr 16 04:56:05 2007 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-beginners); Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:56:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HdPoK-0007Wp-4M for lojban-beginners-real@lojban.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:55:58 -0700 Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HdPnv-0007WX-RS for lojban-beginners@lojban.org; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:55:47 -0700 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r8.1.) id d.c77.eedef71 (40520) for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:55:06 -0400 (EDT) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:55:06 EDT Subject: [lojban-beginners] official lujvo To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_c77.eedef71.3354be1a_boundary" X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.1 X-Spam-Score-Int: 0 X-Spam-Bar: / X-archive-position: 4265 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-beginners@lojban.org X-list: lojban-beginners --part1_c77.eedef71.3354be1a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/16/2007 5:43:08 AM Central Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > > On 4/15/07, ANDREW PIEKARSKI wrote: > > > > > > OK, but I've not been able to find cmevla "kadnygug" in any dictionary > or > > > word list. Does that mean anybody can make cmevla when they feel like it? > > > If yes, what are the rules for doing it? > > > > > > For that matter, I can't find lujvo "kadnygu'e" either. Now, the rules > for > > > constructing lujvo seem to be clear, except for the business of how a > lujvo > > > becomes official and gets into jbovlaste. So how does a newly > constructed > > > lujvo become official? > Part of the reason for lujvo existing is to have novel words that can be understood readily on the fly. Make up your own lujvo and use them. If people don't understand your intent, they can ask for clarification. If other people start using your lujvo, then they can be added to the dictionary. You can add new words to the dictionary first, but then they may never be used. stevo --part1_c77.eedef71.3354be1a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 4/16/2007 5:43:08 AM Cent= ral Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


> On 4/15/07, ANDREW PIE= KARSKI <totus@rogers.com> wrote:
> >
> > OK, but I've not been able to find cmevla  "kadnygug" in=20= any dictionary or
> > word list. Does that mean anybody can make cmevla when they fe= el like it?
> > If yes, what are the rules for doing it?
> >
> > For that matter, I can't find lujvo "kadnygu'e" either.  = Now, the rules for
> > constructing lujvo seem to be clear, except for the business o= f how a lujvo
> > becomes official and gets into jbovlaste.   So how d= oes a newly constructed
> > lujvo become official?


Part of the reason for lujvo existing is to have novel words that can be= understood readily on the fly.  Make up your own lujvo and use them. &= nbsp;If people don't understand your intent, they can ask for clarification.=  If other people start using your lujvo, then they can be added to the= dictionary.  
You can add new words to the dictionary first, but then they may never b= e used.  

stevo --part1_c77.eedef71.3354be1a_boundary--