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Eric Sumner wrote:
> How do you ask someone if they speak Lojban?  My attempt at asking the question
> (probably mangled beyond belief) is {.i xu do kakne lenu cusku bau la lojban}. 
> Would it be correct (in most situations) to shorten it to {.i xu do cusku bau
> la lojban}?
> 
>   .eryk.

 From what I have learned (I am also a beginner) your first sentence 
with kakne is correct.

	xu do cusku bau la lojban

should also be fine. You might also consider

	xu do tavla fo la lojban

although I'm not sure to what degree tavla implies vocal speech rather 
than communication in general.

I suppose the differences here are a matter of precision.

mi'e brus.